“It’s been run by a bunch of radical lunatics and we’re getting them out. USAID, run by radical lunatics, and we’re getting them out, and then we’ll make a decision,” he said.
USAID’s offices have been closed to workers, a move that was protested on Monday by both its employees and Democratic lawmakers. The Democrats said shuttering the agency was illegal and unconstitutional. They argued that it was created by an act of Congress so the president can’t just get rid of it through executive fiat.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Democrat, said shuttering USAID “is essentially putting lives at risk around the world.”