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They Gutted the Aid. Now They're Gagging the Workers. [1]
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Date: 2025-05-15
The Trump Administration did not just slash humanitarian aid. They are now threatening to silence anyone who talks about it.
CBS News has revealed that USAID is preparing to hire outside law firms to investigate its own employees for the crime of speaking to the press. In a stunning escalation, career civil servants who dedicated their lives to feeding the hungry, vaccinating children, and delivering clean water are now being treated like criminals for telling the truth.
Let’s be clear. This is not about leaks. It is about fear. About control. About punishing people for caring.
The Trump administration and its MAGA allies know the consequences of their aid shutdown are indefensible. So they are trying to erase the evidence by intimidating anyone who dares to speak out. Whistleblowers who told the public that hospitals are closing, HIV clinics are shutting down, and famine is returning are now facing legal investigations. Not because they lied, but because they told the truth.
The same movement that screams about “free speech” is now lawyering up to punish federal workers for talking to journalists.
These are not partisan operatives. They are career professionals, many of whom served under multiple administrations, trying to do their jobs while children die of preventable causes. And for that, they are being threatened.
This is not just repression. It is cowardice.
It is one thing to cut off lifesaving aid. It is another to cut off the truth.
What You Can Do
Call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to speak with your Representative and your two Senators. Demand they protect whistleblowers, defend humanitarian workers, and restore the funding Trump has slashed.
Join the Fight
The Alliance for American Leadership is a grassroots network fighting to protect U.S. global aid, defend democratic values, and expose the cruelty of the MAGA agenda. We are working to register 100,000 new Democrats and elect a pro-aid majority to Congress by November.
If you believe in decency, honesty, and America’s role as a force for good, we need your help.
Click here to chip in and support our work.
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