No, he is closing down an agency using Executive Orders; however, as currently constituted, only Congress can shut down the agency. > The Foreign Affairs Refor

No, he is closing down an agency using Executive Orders; however, as currently constituted, only Congress can shut down the agency. > The Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, 22 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) established USAID as its own agency. In a section titled “Status of AID” (22 U.S.C. 6563) it states: >> (a) In general >> Unless abolished pursuant to the reorganization plan submitted under section 6601 of this title, and except as provided in section 6562 of this title, there is within the Executive branch of Government the United States Agency for International Development as an entity described in section 104 of title 5. Because the agency is an independent agency, it cannot be interrupted without going through the appropriate channel. [0] https://www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-president-dissolve-usaid-by-executive-order/ https://www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-president-dissolve-u...