USAID Inspector General dismissed
Paul Martin, the inspector general of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has been fired. A USAID official told Reuters on Tuesday.
According to a CNN report, Paul Martin was fired yesterday. He was also given an e-mail to inform him of the matter.
It is learned that Paul Martin was removed from his post a day after a report was published by the USAID Inspector General’s Office.
The report also said that various actions of the Trump administration have crippled USAID’s capacity. As a result, the agency is unable to properly monitor about $8.2 billion worth of unspent aid.
Incidentally, Donald Trump, after taking office as president of the United States for the second time in January, wanted to dismantle the agency out of anger.
It is worth noting that Paul Martin had been serving as the agency’s inspector general since December 2023. The position requires the approval of a US senator. It is said that his removal from office has created a delicate situation. For this reason, the official confirmed the news of Martin’s removal from office on condition of anonymity.
Meanwhile, Trent Morse, deputy director of the President’s Office of Personnel, informed Martin of the removal from his post in an email.
The email said that Martin has been dismissed from his post as inspector general of USAID “effective immediately.”
However, the email did not mention any reason for Martin’s dismissal. In addition, the White House has not commented on the matter so far.
On the other hand, a report released by the Inspector General’s Office on Monday said that by dismantling USAID, the Trump administration has crippled its ability to oversee $8.2 billion in unspent aid.
The report also said that the layoffs and closures have made it difficult for taxpayer-funded aid to reach them.
Trump called USAID “incompetent and corrupt” at a press conference on Tuesday. At that time, he gave the responsibility of reducing the organization’s expansion to billionaire Elon Musk.
It is worth noting that USAID has more than 10,000 employees worldwide. 600 officials working in the United States have already been fired.
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