Bono referred to the USAID employees as “the best of us.” USAID was created by former President John Kennedy in 1961 and was codified by Congress in 1998.

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration in a video farewell with staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration in a video farewell with staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Bush, Obama and Bono bid farewell to USAID as researchers warn agency’s closure means 14m extra deaths Departing staff thanked by two former presidents and a rock legend as new study reveals ...

Bush, Obama and a tearful Bono fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration.

Bono joins Obama and Bush in bidding emotional farewell to USAID workers fired by Trump: “You were the best of us” “Gutting USAID is a travesty, and it’s a tragedy,” Obama added ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration — and singer Bono recited a poem — in an emotional ...

Even one USAID official then considered the main problem in Africa “overpopulation.” Activists like Bono—and eventually President George W. Bush, who launched the program—disagreed.

Bush, Obama — and singer Bono — fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day By ELLEN KNICKMEYER The Associated Press Updated: just now Published: June 30, 2025 - 12:31 PM ...