3 February, 2025
Trump for ‘decision making’ on the future of USAID
US President Donald Trump said that he was reconsidered the future of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
,[USAID] The radical has been run by a group of lunatics, and we are receiving the subject … and then we will take a decision (on its future), “Hey said.
Earlier on Sunday, billionaire and Trump advisor Elon Musk called USAID “criminal organization” in a post on his platform X.
The Reuters and Associated Press News reported that two top security heads were placed on leave at USAID when they refused to hand over classified materials to Musk’s Advisory Bodies, Government Efficiency Department (DOGE).
Usaid is an independent agency established by an Act of Congress and manages a budget 41.8 billion ($ 42.8 billion) means for human alienated relief and development aid worldwide.
Trump ordered a foreign aid freeze on its first day in the office.
https://p.dw.com/p/4PXWY
3 February, 2025
FBI employees ordered to respond to questionnaire on 6 January
FBI employees were ordered to respond to a detailed list of questions about any work related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capital at Washington, DC.
Two days after the acting of Deputy Attorney General Emil Bowe, it fired eight senior FBI officers.
Bowe wrote a memorandum demanding that the FBI sends him a list of every employee who worked on criminal cases related to the attack on the capital.
As one of his first official acts after his inauguration, President Donald Trump forgives almost all 1,600 people who were accused of criminal allegations on their involvement in the storm in the capital.
Those who were forgiven were mostly a supporter of Trump, who believed Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election, in which he independent to make the President Joe Biden, what fraud.
https://p.dw.com/p/4PXXY
3 February, 2025
Trump vowed to cut South Africa for ‘investigation’
US President Donald Trump said that he gave the old final funds to South Africa due to the alleged misconduct of “some sections of people”.
Trump said in a post on his true social stage, “South Africa is seizing the land, and behaving very badly with some sections of people.”
“The United States won’t stand for this, we will act. Therefore, I will cut all the future discovery for South Africa until the entire investigation of this situation is complete!” Oho.
Trump did not provide evidence to the association or specified which group was affected by alleged misconduct.
According to US government data, the United States sent around $ 440 million (€ 430 million) to South Africa in 2023.
A bill was signed by South African President Cyril Ramposa, stating that the government could eliminate property without compensation under certain circumstances.
In 2018, during Trump’s first term, he accused South Africa of “seizing land from white farmers” and talked about “large -scale killing of farmers” to implement Pretoria’s land reform.
https://p.dw.com/p/4PXWX
3 February, 2025
Trump says that Mexico wants to hold tariffs with Canada
US President Donald Trump said he was planning to interact with leaders from Canada and Mexico on Monday.
So Hey told reporters that he would slap Europe with “very soon”.
Trump previously referred to the European Union as “Mini China”, which promised to pass the “Trump mutual trade act”.
Trump’s Sunday’s statement comes after 25% of Taifs on his two closest neighbors.
The President’s order imposed 10% duty on goods from China.
Mexican President Claudia Shinbam and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed retaliatory tariffs in response.
SDI/KB (AFP, AP, DPA, Reuters)
https://p.dw.com/p/4PXXF