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What Trump’s USAID Cuts Left in Their Wake

Brief

Bloomberg Originals' investigative video 'What Trump’s USAID Cuts Left in Their Wake' (published July 24, 2026) documents how Trump-era (2017–2021) USAID budget cuts halted water infrastructure projects in Kenya, leaving pipelines and drainage unfinished. The abandoned works are linked to some of the region’s worst flooding in years and left a local community worse off than before.

Why it matters

Trump-era (2017–2021) USAID budget cuts halted and left water infrastructure projects in Kenya unfinished, contributing to severe local damage.

Key details

  • Bloomberg Originals' investigative video (published July 24, 2026) ties the abandoned projects to some of the region’s worst flooding in years and shows a local community ended up worse off than before construction.
Source evidence

While Washington framed USAID cuts as a strategic maneuver, unfinished water infrastructure in Kenya was abandoned — triggering some of the region’s worst flooding in years and leaving a local community worse off than before the projects began.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-usaid-water-projects-trump-cuts/


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Channel: Bloomberg Originals
Published: 2026-07-24
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odlb2ChkvD8