Power Says Trump’s USAID Cuts Fueled Ebola Outbreak in 2 African Nations
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 26
Power Says Trump’s USAID Cuts Fueled Ebola Outbreak in 2 African Nations
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 26
Summary
Samantha Power said the Ebola outbreak spreading through the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda was enabled by the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID.
On Bloomberg’s Big Take Podcast, Power said she did not believe a “spiraling Ebola epidemic” would have emerged if the aid agency had not been closed.
Power led USAID for almost four years during the Biden administration, giving her criticism added weight as the outbreak strains two neighboring countries.