Politico published on 11 March 2025 an article titled "How Americans May Feel the Slashing of USAID" by Nahal Toosi and Krystal Campos.
Former recipients of USAID-funded projects are already dying because the US has frozen the funding. Much of the foreign assistance money is actually spent in the United States, especially on the purchase of farm products, and that money is frozen. US health care companies are seeing their contracts cancelled. Unemployment extends far beyond USAID staff to include contractors and non-government organization personnel who implement USAID programs.
Axios published on 11 March 2025 an article titled "USAID Cuts Lead to More Furloughs in the Triangle" by Zachery Eanes.
This article is an example of the impact of USAID's dismantlement on furloughs at two companies in North Carolina's research triangle. The damage extends well beyond Washington, D.C.
