Trump gutted USAID. Hunger and violence followed.

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By Ayurella Horn-MullerMay 19, 2026, 4:45 am121 ptsTrending
For decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, worked across many of the world’s most food-insecure and climate-besieged regions, funding thousands of humanitarian, healthcare, food, and disaster relief programs. That all changed last year when, days after President Donald Trump’s…

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