Trump says he thinks he will wind down US humanitarian agency

5/2/2025 7:14

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he thinks he will wind down the U.S. Agency for International Development, in what would be a dramatic overhaul of how the world's largest single donor allocates foreign assistance.



When a reporter said to Trump it sounded like he was going to "wind down" the agency, Trump chuckled and said "I think so."



Chaos has consumed the agency, which distributes billions of dollars of humanitarian aid around the world, since Trump ordered a freeze on most U.S. foreign aid hours after taking office and tasked billionaire Elon Musk, who has falsely accused USAID of being a "criminal" organization, with scaling down the agency.