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February 11, 2025
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BREAKING: President Trump Fires USAID Inspector General, a Biden Holdover


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Paul Martin, the inspector general at the USAID was fired on Tuesday just one day after his office released a report blasting the Trump Administration for working to gut the agency, according to CNN.

Martin, a Biden holdover, was terminated effective immediately.

NBC News also confirmed the firing.

โ€œOn behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development is terminated, effective immediately,โ€ Trent Morse, deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel, said to Paul Martin in an email obtained by NBC News. โ€œThank you for your service.โ€

CNN reported:

The inspector general of the US Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a day after his office released a report critical of the Trump administrationโ€™s efforts to dismantle the agency, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Paul Martin was informed by an email from the deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel on Tuesday evening that his position as inspector general of USAID was โ€œterminated, effective immediately.โ€

A spokesperson for the USAID Office of Inspector General confirmed Martinโ€™s termination and said no reason was given for his ouster. CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

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