It’s being reported tonight that President Trump’s White House just fired the Inspector General for USAID, Paul Martin.
Martin, a Joe Biden appointee, was told of his firing via an email from the Office of Personnel at the White House. He had opposed President Trump’s spending freeze.
Here’s the news:
NEW: White House has fired the USAID inspector general after his office's blistering report on the consequences of Trump's aid pause. W/ @DavidNakamura and Lisa Rein pic.twitter.com/1cv7dBGvHM
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) February 11, 2025
JUST IN: The USAID Inspector General just got fired.
Truly beautiful. pic.twitter.com/zinifR5h4c
— George (@BehizyTweets) February 11, 2025
As they say in the south, he gone.