Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, along with U2’s Bono, addressed USAID staff via videoconference after the agency was shut down following a federal probe into fraud and mismanagement. Obama called the closure “a colossal mistake” and praised the agency’s global impact, while Bush highlighted the success of its HIV relief efforts, saying it had saved 25 million lives. Bono read a poem mourning the agency’s end and warned of future suffering.
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