Trump fires USAID inspector general as federal shake-up continues
The Trump administration continued its campaign to shake-up the federal government with the firing of the USAID inspector general, a day after USAID released a report detailing the negative impact of Trump’s administration downsizing the agency. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports on the firing of the USAID inspector general.
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