🚨Trump’s attack on USAID isn’t just reckless—it’s a direct hit to our national security.
Diplomacy and development keep us safe, grow our economy, and prevent conflict. Gut them, and we hand power to adversaries while putting Troops at risk.
Sen. Andy Kim breaks it down:
🚨 Sen. Andy Kim explains how Trump’s loyalists are dismantling USAID. A full-scale purge—erasing public servants, crippling national security, and testing their limits. If they get away with this, the FBI, DOE, and more are next. This is just the beginning.
.@SenatorAndyKim at USAID: "I talked to the security guard just in there. He said he has been given specific orders to prevent employees of USAID from entering the building today. I just find that to be absolutely ridiculous. This is no way to govern."
As Trump and Musk gut USAID today, I think back to my first day ever working for the US gov, showing up at the Reagan Building to start at USAID. Shame on them for demonizing Americans who are serving our nation, often in difficult and dangerous places. THREAD
I’m in the Rotunda right now as we prepare for the Inauguration. We are gathered to enact the peaceful transfer of power. This isn’t just about Jan 20 2025, it’s about 2029, 2033, 2037, etc. Let us all pledge today to always commit to the peaceful transfer of power.
“People are tired of just how things are. They are hungry for a new generation of leadership, and they are yearning for a different kind of politics than what they’ve seen so far.”
@AndyKimNJ via @RollingStone: https://t.co/kPN2r4yHEv
Andy Kim has big ideas for the Senate after taking on New Jersey’s broken politics. “I don’t think it’s just a messaging problem,” he tells Rolling Stone of Democrats. “There needs to be something different.”
Story: https://t.co/1amgllb7Mx
#RhodesScholar and New Jersey’s first Asian American senator, @AndyKimNJ, marks a significant milestone in American politics. His term, having commenced last month, highlights the growing importance of diverse voices in leadership. Read more https://t.co/9k6HMF07tc
My two boys printed their own business cards to give out to people at the Capitol during my Senate Swearing-In today. Here they are giving their cards to VP Kamala Harris. They told her to “stay in touch.”
Andy Kim, the new senator from New Jersey, has vowed to shake up the political Establishment, a difficult task in Trump’s Washington. https://t.co/53vZKFnmZn
I learned Senate floor desks have drawers where every Senator who used that desk carves their name. I just pulled out my drawer. 1 name jumped out. INOUYE. WWII Medal of Honor. Senator for ~ 50 yrs. AAPI trailblazer. I cannot believe I get to sit at the desk of a hero of mine.
Congratulations, Senator @AndyKimNJ! Time and time again, Andy Kim has fought back against corruption, championed democracy, and stood up for New Jersey’s working families.
We’re proud to have stood with him since Day 1. #NJSEN
I just took the oath to become a U.S. Senator. I’m overwhelmed by this chance to serve at a moment of profound anxiety about what comes next for our nation. I promise I won’t lose myself along the way. I won’t let the job change me, instead I will work to change the job. THREAD