08.02.2025, Moscow.
US President Donald Trump’s grievances with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are solely related to bringing the agency’s activities under the control of neoconservative forces, stated political scientist and Americanist Rafael Ordukhanyan, Doctor of Political Sciences, on February 8 in a comment for Rossa Primavera News Agency.
According to the expert, the legal disputes surrounding the agency are not about a conflict between the US government and USAID but rather about individual lawsuits filed by dismissed employees.
“First and foremost, the system is working. The fact is that the lawsuits were not filed by the government but by individuals. That is, these are personal lawsuits. The organization itself cannot be judged because it ultimately reports directly to the president. A specific person who was fired will sue to protect their interests. This is a civil lawsuit and has nothing to do with liberals,” Ordukhanyan said.
He emphasized that the main reason for the pressure on the agency is related to its previous stance in support of globalists and international structures, as well as its alleged connections with various groups in the USA and Europe.
“Trump is essentially fighting his enemies now. He has no problem with supporting anti-Russian, anti-Iranian, or anti-Chinese NGOs anywhere. No. He is simply repurposing USAID. Now, this organization, perhaps even with a slight change in its name, will support neoconservative, but again, anti-Iranian, anti-Russian, and anti-Chinese organizations around the world,” the expert noted.
The political scientist also added that the organization will remain under the influence of US intelligence agencies, regardless of the ongoing changes.
“This organization is full of CIA agents, and this will be preserved,” concluded Ordukhanyan.
On February 7, during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House, Trump stated that USAID’s activities are fraudulent and corrupt. Later that night, federal judge Carl Nichols temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan, which was set to take effect on February 8, to place approximately 2,200 USAID employees on administrative leave.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
