Why Trump Is Targeting Foreign Aid, with Atul Gawande
Update: 2025-02-08
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The Washington Roundtable is joined by Atul Gawande, the former head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, to discuss Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s rapid-fire dismantling of the agency. They explore the life-and-death implications of the Trump Administration ending foreign aid, why the agency was targeted, and which federal agencies might be next.
This week’s reading:
- “Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance,” by Atul Gawande
- “Elon Musk’s Revolutionary Terror,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Donald Trump’s Madness on Gaza,” by David Remnick
- “How Donald Trump Is Transforming Executive Power,” by Isaac Chotiner
- “What Happened to the Trump Resistance?” by Brady Brickner-Wood
- “Donald Trump’s Anti-Woke Wrecking Ball,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
- “Trump’s Trade War Is Only Getting Going,” by John Cassidy
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