Am I the only who thinks that Trump is right in closing down USAID, The money being spent there is outrageous and it doesnt benefit the US people in anyway. And as an African i can say that the countries that are given the money just end up misuing the money.
While this perspective is valid but there are many other factors to consider. While it is true that those aids are been wrongly used by some third world countries' corrupt politicians but now when those aid won't be received those corrupt leaders will put additional taxes in order to meet their and the country's need. They would have a valid excuse that since they are not getting aid from the US, they have all the right to put additional taxes.
From the US point of view, they used to give such aid for Strategic Interests, and the countries receiving it were bound to obey the orders from the US but now since they won't give any aid, the countries wouldn't be obliged to keep the US interest intact.