The article critiques Donald Trump's second administration's agenda, likening it to the destructive approach of Argentine President Javier Milei, who wields a chainsaw as a symbol of dismantling government. Trump's actions are described as inflicting suffering without remorse, particularly affecting public health programs. A recent stop order on U.S. foreign aid adversely impacted the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which is crucial in providing lifesaving HIV treatment to millions. The sudden halt raised concerns about its ramifications on global health, leaving vulnerable populations at risk and in uncertainty about future aid.
Milei has made the demolition of the administrative state a key part of his rule-slashing budgets, eliminating ministries, and firing tens of thousands of government workers.
Gutting the federal government has been a far-right wet dream of radical conservatives since Ronald Reagan. With Trump, there is no logic but destruction.
The stop order was merciless: No services, including the provision of treatment, were allowed through PEPFAR, even if pills were on the shelves and patients were waiting outside.
After court challenges and a public outcry, the White House lifted some of the suspensions, but no one knows if these reprieves will last, and any confusion still puts people at risk.
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