AIDS activists were arrested while protesting against the Trump administration's cuts to global funding for combating HIV and AIDS. The protests occurred outside a House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting, where demonstrators condemned the reduction of USAID funding, carrying signs and chanting slogans that accused officials of being responsible for AIDS-related deaths. Activists are demanding the restoration of funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Despite claims that PEPFAR funding is protected, contractors report delays in receiving payments, complicating vital health efforts.
The administration has said PEPFAR, a global program fighting HIV and AIDS, was exempt from a freeze on foreign aid, but some PEPFAR contractors are still awaiting payment.
USAID's failure to implement lifesaving humanitarian assistance under the waiver is the result of political leadership at USAID, the Department of State, and DOGE.
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