Thousands of USAID terminations to take effect by September in agency's final leg of 'drawdown'

Thousands of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees will be terminated by September as the Trump administration restructures the agency to fall in line with the president's "America First" policy, Fox News Digital learned.  

"President Trump and Secretary Rubio are effectively stewarding taxpayer dollars while ensuring that foreign aid programs align with America’s national interests," White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Fox Digital Monday. "That includes eliminating staff positions that do not advance the President’s foreign policy goals to put America First." 

USAID is an independent U.S. agency that was established under the Kennedy administration to administer economic aid to foreign nations. It was one of the f...