@pbsnews: Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers who worked at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. were given 15-minute time slots to gather their belongings and were escorted out of the building by federal officers on Thursday. The scene of tearful federal staffers leaving with boxes and bags of their things comes amid the Department of Government Efficiency’s dismantling of the agency in recent weeks, including cutting funding, placing workers on leave, and terminating contracts leaving only a fraction of USAID workers left. PBS News’ Lisa Desjardins was present outside of the building and recorded this footage. #pbsnewshour #pbsnews #newshour #trumpadministration #donaldtrump #trump #news #politics #budget #doge #elonmusk #musk #usaid
These people did the lords work. This is heartbreaking
2025-02-28 00:25:23
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Super Max Floof :
Half or USAID workers probably voted for Trump. Don't feel bad for them.
2025-02-27 22:12:46
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yolo :
People act like this is the first time in American history that a person or people have been fired. The fake and dramatic outrage is politically motivated.
2025-02-28 06:15:31
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jakebeauchamp17 :
lmao usaid is a complete fraud it's basically another arm of the cia people wake up and stop getting your news from pbs clips and cnn
2025-02-28 19:45:12
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640kb :
You can see this was a crazy organization
2025-02-27 22:05:23
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BrazilianGal2.0 :
I bet with you there were liberals and republicans being fired alike… what a shame
2025-02-28 21:33:44
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trackhawk :
cia officers loosing jobs.
2025-02-27 22:39:57
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antiorangemeister :
Trump, musk, Vance are all just pure evil.
2025-02-28 20:19:45
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JLS :
this is heartbreaking
2025-02-28 00:51:06
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Kyle Wilcox :
We love our government workers!!!💙💙💙💙
2025-02-28 05:01:35
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heroamt :
As a USAID family abroad, I love seeing this support. ❤️💔
2025-02-28 02:27:01
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nunya_bizness :
Payless Putin is going to save money by firing a bunch of people, who will then in turn get unemployment. So…where are we saving money? He’s doing this because he thinks it makes him look powerful.🙄
2025-02-27 23:31:22
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WatchinTeeVee :
At this point they won’t realize the impact until it’s all dismantled and lost 🙄
2025-02-28 06:13:47
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Stratovolcabro :
People living in Hawaii and the PW, this DIRECTLY affects you. USAID worked with the USGS on the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program which was called in for nearly every major eruption in the US.
2025-02-28 16:46:37
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Pinks :
Damn. This world is a mess
2025-02-28 16:01:01
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Bella :
international development programs and aid are proven to reduce extremist mentality, subregional conflict, and corruption. it’s a huge loss for the security of the country.
2025-02-28 03:21:55
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Franklin Miller :
It’s crazy, just plain crazy
2025-02-28 05:06:04
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Kimberly :
God help us and keep us safe 🙏🙏💙💙
2025-02-28 03:55:27
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Madelynn115 :
You shouldn't voted for TRUMP
2025-02-28 15:13:37
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pepe :
Whaaaat..it's not fraud and abuse...really...nooooo...im shocked!!🤣🤣🤣
2025-02-27 22:13:55
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#🟦 :
Shame on Trump!
2025-02-28 05:49:56
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