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Trump fires USAID inspector general

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to welcome Marc Fogel back to the United States after being released from Russian custody, at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. [AFP]

US President Donald Trump has fired the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), US media outlets reported on Wednesday.

Paul Martin's dismissal came a day after his office issued a report critical of the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the agency, the Washington Post, CNN and others reported.

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