Trump and Rubio are sued for “disastrous” US Agency for International Development (USAID) | Trump Administration
The largest U.S. government, the Workers Union and the Diplomatic Association, sued the Trump administration on Thursday to revoke its active demolition of the U.S. international development agencies.
The lawsuit filed by the United States Government Employees Federation and the American Diplomatic Services Association in federal court in Washington, D.C. seeks orders to prevent what they call “unconstitutional and illegal action” that create a “global humanitarian crisis.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Finance Minister Scott Bessent were among the defendants, but the lawsuit was written extensively on Elon Musk and his “government” Ministry of Efficiency’s initiative on social media actions and statements.
“The humanitarian consequences of the defendant's actions have been disastrous,” the plaintiff said. “USAID provides life-saving food, medicine and support to thousands of people around the world. Without an agent partner to carry out this mission,” the plaintiff said. , the US-led medical clinics, soup kitchens, refugee aid programs, and countless other programs were immediately stopped.”
In an operation called illegal, Trump suspended all foreign aid from the United States on January 20, the day he took office. Next is the State Council's order to stop the global USAID project, the agency's computer system is offline, and staff suddenly fired or take leave.
The White House and the Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The institution's filth is largely overseen by Musk, the world's wealthiest man. Musk wrote on his own social media platform X on Monday that he and his staff “spent the weekend to send U.S. International Development into a wood chipper.” The statement was submitted to the court to be recklessly destroyed by the agency composed of Congress regulations.
Musk also facilitated a misleading campaign about the agency spending to undermine its image, as reported by The Guardian, and even shared scam news reports related to Russian influence, which claimed that it was false, more than The $40 million Hollywood actor paid more than $40 million to the Hollywood actor to visit Ukraine. Records from the US Agency for International Development’s website were used to reveal Musk’s false claims that the U.S. plans to spend $50 million on condoms in Gaza and the agency’s entire online history.
“Under Congress’ authorization, no one defendant has done so to remove the agency,” the lawsuit said. “Under federal regulations, Congress is the only entity that can legally remove the agency.”
The agency’s website now states that as of midnight on Friday, “all U.S.A.I.D. direct hiring personnel will be placed on global administrative leave, in addition to designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.”
Sources told Reuters earlier Thursday that the Trump administration plans to keep less than 300 employees.
“The collapse of the agency has had catastrophic humanitarian consequences,” the lawsuit said Thursday, including efforts to close the fight against malaria and HIV. “There are now 300 babies without HIV. Thousands of girls and women will die from pregnancy and childbirth.”
Samantha Power, a former USAID executive, argued in a New York Times opinion article Thursday that the damage to U.S. reputation was its foreign country The gospel of the opponent.
“I am not surprised that the attacks in Moscow and Beijing are cheering,” Ball wrote. “They understand that those who are trying to demolish the agency are desperate to hide from the American people: US Agency for International Development has become a superpower of the United States, In a world defined by the threat of crossing borders and growing strategic competition.”
Trump's freeze on foreign aid and the U.S. Agency for International Development's closure also allowed global measures to alleviate hunger efforts, leaving behind a large amount of $340 million worth of food.
“We have seen the cost of closures,” wrote Atul Gawande, a surgeon who leads the U.S. International Development Global Health Program. “Children with drug-resistant tuberculosis are not just dying, they are dying – they are spreading the disease. HIV (with) HIV people around the world have denied their drugs and will soon start spreading the virus . Damage is global.”
Gawande added that a senior foreign service officer told him: “Our government is attacking us. It's worse than any dictatorship I work for.”
The lawsuit claims that in the 1998 law passed by Congress, the dissolution of the United States Agency for International Development is an independent body that exceeds Trump's authority under the constitution and violates his obligation to be loyal to the country's laws.
It seeks the court to restore U.S.A.I.D. funds, reopen the office and block the interim order to disband further orders, and eventually recover from the court.