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title: "USAID: Why Does Anyone Care?"
description: "USAID saved millions of lives—but critics say it wasted billions and fed corruption. With the agency now gutted under Trump, we ask: was it worth saving, or overdue for demolition?"
url: https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-sf9jrm4pyeq.md
canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-sf9jrm4pyeq/
datePublished: 2025-06-16T18:00:32.000Z
dateModified: 2025-06-16T18:00:32.000Z
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  - name: Fronts Staff
    url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/
publisher: Fronts
type: NewsArticle
language: en
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USAID saved millions of lives—but critics say it wasted billions and fed corruption. With the agency now gutted under Trump, we ask: was it worth saving, or overdue for demolition?

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-sf9jrm4pyeq/.
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