Trust, built up over 60 years since USAID was founded in 1961 by President Kennedy, is not something that can be built up quickly. It takes generations to rebuild.

The United States will be a major loser as thousands of farmers who ship excess grains around the world will lose their livelihoods, Ebola and other dangerous diseases will be more likely to enter our shores, and trust in the United States has been destroyed.

As a result, hundreds of thousands of people living in conflict, zones and zones, experiencing drought and famine will die, as will thousands of people suffering from malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS.