{"id":217783,"date":"2025-02-11T18:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trumps-funding-freeze-and-smear-campaigns-whats-the-real-cost-of-cutting-usaid-dw-news-desk\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T18:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:06:47","slug":"trumps-funding-freeze-and-smear-campaigns-whats-the-real-cost-of-cutting-usaid-dw-news-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trumps-funding-freeze-and-smear-campaigns-whats-the-real-cost-of-cutting-usaid-dw-news-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s funding freeze and smear campaigns: What&#8217;s the real cost of cutting USAID? | DW News Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nXVdpti1fDE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trump's funding freeze and smear campaigns: What's the real cost of cutting USAID? | DW News Desk\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nXVdpti1fDE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken an axe to the foreign aid agency USAID, freezing its funding and threatening thousands of staff with unemployment. They accuse the agency of waste and corruption, and have made their case with a string of bogus claims and disinformation. But what&#8217;s the true impact of USAID&#8217;s dismantling? And if America surrenders its leading tool of soft-power, who&#8217;ll step in to fill the vacuum?<\/p>\n<p>#USAID #newsdesk #DOGE<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken an axe to the foreign aid agency USAID, freezing its funding and threatening thousands of staff with unemployment. 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