U.S. Institute of Peace staff receive termination notices, sources say

[SouthBayDem]

Source: CBS

Staff members at the U.S. Institute of Peace were informed they were terminated effective immediately on Friday, four sources familiar with the situation told CBS News.

It was not immediately clear if the terminations affect the entire organization but one source said the terminations impact the vast majority of the nonprofit, including multiple departments at the congressionally funded organization.

The Trump administration has attempted to freeze its funding and gut and replace its board. President Trump signed an executive order in February aimed at dismantling the USIP.

USIP has about 300 employees and a budget of roughly $55 million. The institute's mission is to promote conflict resolution and the prevention of conflict across the globe.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-institute-of-peace-staff-termination-notices/

[NotHardly]

1. Terminating PEACE, sounds about right for Trump/Musk

[groundloop]

2. How can tRump dismantle an organization that is CONGRESSIONALLY FUNDED ?????

Is this anywhere close to legal?

I'm not even sure which way is up anymore.

[SouthBayDem]

4. And signed into law by Reagan of all presidents nt

[GiqueCee]

3. As I understand it...

... the USIP is NOT a government agency, its building is NOT owned by the government, nor is the land on which it is situated. So how the actual FUCK does Musk have the authority to fire anyone there? Strip their government funding, maybe, but fire staff? Again, it is NOT a government agency! This means that NO private entity is safe from his depredations!
Someone's gonna lace his Ketamine with kerosene of something. His evil rampage has to be stopped, one way or another. We certainly can't expect the Republicans currently in power to say or do anything; they still think they'll get to rule over the ashes of whatever's left of America.

[orangecrush]

5. Kick