The videoconference marked the end of USAID's 63-year run as an independent agency before its absorption into the State Department.

In a rare bipartisan rebuke, former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have publicly condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),

In a rare moment of public unity, Barack Obama and George W. Bush condemned Trump for shutting down USAID. The closure ends a bipartisan legacy of providing lifesaving aid, leaving millions without vital medicine and support.