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    Fired USAid workers and HIV activists hold ‘die-in’ to protest Trump and Musk



    Dozens of demonstrators lie down in government office building to warn against dismantling foreign aid agencyFired USAid employees and advocates for people with HIV staged a protest in a Capitol office building on Wednesday, warning that Donald Trump’s drive to dismantle the agency tasked with implementing Washington’s foreign aid agenda imperils the fight against the virus.Wearing white T-shirts that read “Aids funding cuts kill” and chanting “Congress has blood on its hands, unfreeze aid now”, around three dozen protesters lay down in the rotunda of the Cannon House office building, home to the offices of representatives from both parties. Capitol police said about 20 arrests were made of demonstrators who defied their orders to disperse. Continue reading…



    Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/usaid-hiv-protest-trump-musk

    Author : Chris Stein in Washington

    Publish date : 2025-02-26 21:26:00

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