Among the 26 executive orders issued by Donald Trump on the first day of his return to the White House — targeting everything from Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs to the renaming of U.S. landmarks — there was one that had immediate, devastating consequences for hundreds of millions of people around the world.
“Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid,” signed on January 20 2025, ordered a 90-day pause in all United States foreign aid for the “assessment of programmatic efficiencies” and to ensure “consistency” with United States foreign policy.
