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My story for @ProPublica, on comments by a USAID official in support of Trump's 2020 re-election at a @StateDept event yesterday. @USAID told me the agency's ethics office is reviewing the episode propublica.org/article/its-il…
@propublica @StateDept @USAID These comments were made at a forum attended by hundreds of people, and were streamed on YouTube (You can see the exchange here: )
@propublica @StateDept @USAID I'm interested in knowing how widespread this behavior is, especially as things gear up for the 2020 campaign season. If you've witnessed or know of federal officials engaging in partisan political actions or statements on the job, get in touch. yeganeh.torbati@propublica.org
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