Beth Tritter

Opinionated private citizen. All views are my own.

[Beth Tritter @btritter]

@Arush_Lal Congratulations, Dr. Lal!

[Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi]

Chairwoman Nita Lowey built a brighter, more hopeful future — for her beloved New York constituents and for all Americans.

I traveled the world with Nita for years and saw the esteem in which she was held by heads of state and women and girls.

She was beloved.

[Tom Hart @Tom_InterAction]

After hearing that some orgs are getting reversal notices of program terminations, some are now getting RECALLS of those reversals.

One organization got a stop work order, then a waiver, then a termination, then a termination reversal, then a note that the reversal was in error.

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

Make a huge mistake. Then make a false claim about how you fixed it.

They did it for PEPFAR.

Now Ebola.

I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“What we have now is this insane Elon Musk-led mafia takeover, where patriotic American citizens who work for USAID in some of the most dangerous places in the world are being stripped of their job and insulted by the president of the United States, while we’re shooting ourselves in the foot, from a geostrategic point of view.” Former USAID deputy leader James Kunder – a Republican political appointee – is scathing about the Trump administration’s attempted dismantling of the agency. “I guarantee you they are celebrating… in Beijing right now.”

[Andrew Kaczynski @KFILE]

NEW: On CNN we played numerous examples of Rubio praising foreign aid/USAID as vital to American interests. We also revealed a letter he wrote to Biden in 2022 suggesting USAID's budget needed to be increased to counter Chinese Community Party influence around the globe. Rubio is now echoing criticisms he once rejected.

[Russell Montgomery @Iamsixstringz]

@InterActionOrg @JeremyKonyndyk @Tom_InterAction @thedispatch Sounds like destroying USAID is a good thing.

[Beth Tritter @btritter]

This thread. And since we all have such short memories, read about the last time we had ONE case of Ebola in the U.S. It endangers Americans when we disengage. https://t.co/kJSM5CUJs9.

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

There is an Ebola outbreak in Uganda

There are two red flags here

The index case is a healthcare worker

Its happening in Kampala, a city of nearly 2 million people

Here's what the USG should be doing right now to ensure Ebola is contained in Uganda and doesn't spread

🧵

[Dr. Nahid Bhadelia @BhadeliaMD]

What is the impact of @PEPFAR funding being stopped? @BUCEID faculty @brookenichols & colleagues built a live tracker on the estimated real time & long-term impact on premature deaths associated with this funding gap.

Each number is a human being.
https://t.co/QTrUKcQmEp

[Beth Tritter @btritter]

Specifics here from @Atul_Gawande on the damage done here. Bottom line: people will die, alliances will be shredded, and the US will be less safe.

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

[Beth Tritter @btritter]

This is *catastrophic.* Lifesaving programs will stop, we'll lose valuable staff expertise, and the bureacratic chaos will be epic. Worst of all: we'll renege on our commitments. Shock and awe like this might be good for a sound bite, but it's bad geopolitics.

[Jen Kates @jenkatesdc]

As written, this doesn't just apply to new obligations or disbursements, as the EO instructs - it applies to EXISTING awards. This is a much bigger impact, stopping existing efforts (including services) that are being provided in the field.

[Beth Tritter @btritter]

It was a great discussion and so fun to reconnect with fellow travelers! Thanks @ModernizeAid for all that you do.

[MFAN News @ModernizeAid]

Thanks to everyone who joined our event at @CGDev on foreign aid effectiveness. It was a timely and insightful discussion with our panel and keynote speakers on #AidEffectiveness, tied to the release of our white paper.

Read it here: https://t.co/y32aeS7wYP

[FGS Global @fgs_global]

What if Trump wins the White House, but Democrats take the House? A power struggle is one possible post-election operating environment. Our bi-partisan team is working to ensure clients are well-positioned for 2025 and beyond.

Read more in @Axios: https://t.co/s6Aonyz5tG

[FGS Global @fgs_global]

What if Harris leads a Democratic sweep of the White House, Senate, and House? See how we're helping clients prepare for whatever the future holds – via @Axios: https://t.co/enxPGEFLtB

#AlternativeFutures #USelection

[Coefficient Giving @coeff_giving]

We loved @gabrieman's story on the public health detectives tracking down global lead contamination:

https://t.co/j2pRoMOyzY

And we're glad to see the Lead Exposure Action Fund get a shout-out!

[Beth Tritter @btritter]

Exciting partnership across governments, industry, philanthropy & communities to end childhood lead poisoning. Powerful call to action from @FLOTUS @USAID @UNICEF @open_phil & so many others & announcement of new multi-donor fund to supercharge work to end lead poisoning by 2040.

[Jonathan Kopp @jonathankopp]

Nevermind the dog whistle. Trump’s spelling it out with a megaphone.

[Tom Bollyky @TomBollyky]

The vulnerabilities in US pandemic preparedness & response are structural

[Alexander Berger @albrgr]

First routine vaccinations with R21, the second approved malaria vaccine, today: https://t.co/TiJXMM1SIi

Congrats to all of the teams involved (and esp to @Kat_a_Collins)!