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USAID worker put on leave speaks out on DOGE cuts

One of the first federal agencies affected by the Trump administration's efforts to downsize the federal workforce was the U.S. Agency for International Development, which oversees aid programs worldwide. Dan McDonald, who has spent most of his career at USAID's Middle East bureau, was put on leave in February and expects to be fired on April 24. McDonald joins CBS News to discuss his experience.
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