Samantha Power: USAID Shutdown Is Devastating for America’s Reputation as a Country that Keeps Its Word

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Former administrator ░░░░░░░░ usaid Samantha Power who ░░░░░░░░ also of course the ░░░░░░░░ U S Ambassador to ░░░░░░░░ United Nations So thank ░░░░░░░░ very much for being ░░░░░░░░ us The secretary has ░░░░░░░░ that there was disruption ░░░░░░░░ the leadership was not ░░░░░░░░ that they had to ░░░░░░░░ removed And I m ░░░░░░░░ And also that you ░░░░░░░░ there s a litany ░░░░░░░░ radical programs that many ░░░░░░░░ have discounted fact checkers ░░░░░░░░ usaid works in 120 ░░░░░░░░ So talk to us ░░░░░░░░ the real consequences to ░░░░░░░░ cut off Well the ░░░░░░░░ t be overstated right ░░░░░░░░ with 1 in 4 ░░░░░░░░ under five in sudan ░░░░░░░░ is American food Of ░░░░░░░░ programs have That secretary ░░░░░░░░ I It s impossible ░░░░░░░░ effectuate life saving assistance ░░░░░░░░ in today from kinshasa ░░░░░░░░ waiting in line for ░░░░░░░░ medication When you You ░░░░░░░░ in a regimen you ░░░░░░░░ up Resistance and that ░░░░░░░░ becomes much less effective ░░░░░░░░ the line Around the ░░░░░░░░ including in sub saharan ░░░░░░░░ to test out remedies ░░░░░░░░ cholera for tb for ░░░░░░░░ for cervical cancer Remedies ░░░░░░░░ could benefit the American ░░░░░░░░ as well over time ░░░░░░░░ those Trials just halted ░░░░░░░░ sometimes having devices in ░░░░░░░░ bodies or being partially ░░░░░░░░ a medical regimen So ░░░░░░░░ is just devastating for ░░░░░░░░ interests It s devastating ░░░░░░░░ America s reputation as ░░░░░░░░ Country that keeps its ░░░░░░░░ And in terms of ░░░░░░░░ usaid employees I know ░░░░░░░░ I left on January ░░░░░░░░ they were eager to ░░░░░░░░ They served under the ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration They stayed ░░░░░░░░ administration did great good ░░░░░░░░ the world with broad ░░░░░░░░ support And now what ░░░░░░░░ so stunning to them ░░░░░░░░ that they are being ░░░░░░░░ and disowned by their ░░░░░░░░ government These are people ░░░░░░░░ didn t come to ░░░░░░░░ for the money They ░░░░░░░░ because they were trying ░░░░░░░░ improve the world and ░░░░░░░░ America s interests internationally ░░░░░░░░ of the people being ░░░░░░░░ from overseas don t ░░░░░░░░ homes in the United ░░░░░░░░ to come back to ░░░░░░░░ have kids who ve ░░░░░░░░ enrolled in school They ░░░░░░░░ put their lives on ░░░░░░░░ line About 70 of ░░░░░░░░ S aid missions are ░░░░░░░░ conflict or crisis areas ░░░░░░░░ these are not easy ░░░░░░░░ to work But again ░░░░░░░░ public servants put their ░░░░░░░░ on the line for ░░░░░░░░ country And in the ░░░░░░░░ way that we value ░░░░░░░░ the men and women ░░░░░░░░ serve the United States ░░░░░░░░ uniform we should value ░░░░░░░░ civilians who have done ░░░░░░░░ s bidding in so ░░░░░░░░ difficult places.