The freezing of USAID assistance has tangible immediate consequences for people around the world who depend on foreign assistance for protection from terrorism, disease prevention, and rising global influence of China, thereby undermining US geopolitical strategy even as it purports to counter China.

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Ben Rhodes

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the Elon Musk supervised dismantlement of USC ID well that's something that's happening now that is having tangible consequences for people around the world... programs that americ amans expect to protect them from terrorism or from disease um or from you know the rising Global influence... China

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Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign PolicyWeatherhead Center for International Affairs
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:23:32 AM

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