W ASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, and said he would move the 18% of aid and development programs that survived under the State Department.

The Trump administration has closed more than 80% of programs and 5,200 contracts at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as his department concluded its review of the agency charged with dispensing overseas aid.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that after the review, the US government decided to cancel 83% of USAID programs. This includes the cancellation of 5,200 contracts. After a detailed review and consultation with Congress,

The U.S. is officially cancelling 83% of the programs at the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID), said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday. “After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.