President Trump and his billionaire ally, Elon Musk, have taken an axe to one of the most crucial aid agencies in the world, claiming it’s run by “radical lunatics”.
The United States Agency for International Development or USAID funds education and fights starvation, epidemics and poverty around the globe, investing more than $40 billion USD every year into life-saving programmes.
Pacific experts are warning that the island nations will be among those who suffer most, with one claiming the world’s biggest donor has “seemingly lost its mind”. Senior Correspondent Lisette Reymer reports
