Samantha Power on USAID and Trump’s ‘Soft Power Suicide’

Nearly a year after the Trump administration shuttered USAID, its former administrator, Samantha Power, sits down with David Gura and the Big Take podcast to discuss the impact of those cuts — and what she wishes she had done differently. 00;00;00 Introduction & Samantha Power's Background 00;00;27 The Dismantling of USAID 00;03;33 Children and the Human Cost 00;04;24 The Impact on USAID Staff 00;06;04 Was the Dismantling Planned? 00;09;25 Republican Support and Political Reactions 00;11;38 America's Soft Power Decline 00;14;14 The Ebola Outbreak and Global Health Security 00;17;26 Lessons from COVID and Future Pandemic Preparedness 00;20;56 Iran, the JCPOA, and Current Nuclear Talks 00;24;49 Rethinking the U.S.–Israel Relationship 00;27;16 Reflecting on Gaza and Government Service 00;32;30 Why She Didn't Resign 00;34;11 The Future of Democratic Foreign Policy 00;37;45 Closing Remarks -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET Saturday & Sunday 7am-10am ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Subscribe to our Podcasts: Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3YrBfOi Balance of Power: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC Bloomberg Businessweek: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/bloombergpodcasts Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake