Ilhan Omar: Americans Abroad Who Utilize USAID Systems That’s Been Cut off Could Endanger Their Lives

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OMAR: “And so, many people, not just those of us who are in Congress, but around the world, a lot of leaders really appreciate the incredible work that USAID does. And now there’s going to be a huge donut hole. And I just, you know, you played earlier an employee of USAID who was talking about being disrespected. The level of disrespect actually is criminal because there are crisis response teams that are around the world that really rely on having access to their emails, having access to apps that they can utilize if there is danger to them. All of those accesses are cut off, so we might actually see somebody get killed. An American who works for the American government might be harmed in some of those countries that they’re operating in. And so, not only is this an illegal move by Elon Musk and the Trump Administration in taking away and gutting USAID, but it’s also actually endangering Americans around the world.”