President Trump's freeze on American aid has had devastating effects on vulnerable populations around the world, with soup kitchens in Sudan shutting down, war refugees in Thailand being turned away from hospitals, and residents in Ukraine going without firewood. The sudden cutoff of billions of dollars in aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about America's reliability and global standing. While Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that some life-saving assistance can continue, many aid efforts remain paralyzed and hundreds of senior officials and workers have been fired or put on leave. The aid freeze has disrupted or eliminated maternal and mental health services, intelligence-gathering programs, and efforts to combat diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS.