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From: Auric Hellman <adhellman1@gmail.com>
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Subject: George W. Bush joins Obama in rebuke of Trump
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:55:29 -0400
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Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama publicly condemned the 
Trump administration's dismantling of USAID, joining singer Bono in an 
emotional farewell via videoconference to the shuttered aid agency.

Obama, a Democrat, called the decision "a colossal mistake," while the 
Republican Bush decried the cuts to his signature HIV/AIDS relief 
program, asking, "Is it in our national interests that 25 million people 
who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you."

Bono, appearing as a surprise guest, fought back tears as he honored the 
agency's workers, calling them "the best of us." The videoconference 
marked the end of USAID's 63-year run as an independent agency before 
its absorption into the State Department under Secretary Marco Rubio.

This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/george-w-bush-joins-obama-in-rebuke-of-trump/ar-AA1HIsKp?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=4a4b808fffde434e977317c428558b55&ei=13


While I agree with both former Presidents, it's hard to accept criticism 
from GWB, positively the worst President in my life time.


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