Paul Martin, the independent inspector general of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was fired by US President Donald Trump a day after his office published a report that criticized the administration’s management of the organization.
On Wednesday, February 12, the Washington Post CNN and other US media outlets reported that Martin received a brief email from the White House on Tuesday, February 11 informing him of his removal.
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His job was terminated effective immediately according to the email but it offered no justification.
Martin’s office had recently issued a report raising concerns that over $489 million in food aid might spoil or be misallocated due to an aid freeze and stop-work order imposed by the Trump administration.
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The report also pointed out longstanding problems within USAID’s operations, indicating that staff reductions and uncertainty regarding foreign aid waivers had weakened USAID’s ability to effectively deliver and protect humanitarian aid funded by taxpayers.
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