Trump fired the Peace Corps

Harris L Coronavirus, Foreign Policy March 20, 2020March 22, 2020 1 Minute

I bet he just used the coronavirus as an excuse. Trump has no interest in helping other countries. He’s not even interested in helping all Americans. He only cares about his cult.

In other times, the firing of the entire peace corps— with no benefits, no place for them to shelter, no protection at all- would have been a national scandal. Now it’ll barely register on this crazy Friday.
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) March 21, 2020

Typical for the @SecPompeo: ALL current Peace Corps volunteers to be immediately evacuated and fired. Directed to self-quarrantine (e.g. not go to parents' homes) but State provides no assistance once they are off the plane. Don't qualify for unemployment. https://t.co/Yf1dmHHGPq
— David Burbach (@dburbach) March 20, 2020

https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/1241082107147030534?s=21

It is such a failure of imagination that the Trump Administration can’t think of something constructive for 7000 talented public servants to do in the middle of a public health crisis.

Firing them is so painfully stupid. It’s all hands on deck time https://t.co/jTePYcfy31
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) March 22, 2020

. @SpeakerPelosi We need a press conference with every member who was a Peace Corps volunteer— starting with @donnashalala — to point out the utter destructive outrage that Trump has recalled all Peace Corps volunteers and fired them. This is simply criminal.
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) March 22, 2020

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Published March 20, 2020March 22, 2020

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