People gather outside the Ronald Reagan Building during a "clap out" in support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) staff who received word to retrieve their personal belongings from USAID headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. Most employees at USAID have been placed on leave or fired by midnight on February 23, the aid agency said, as President Donald Trump's administration plows ahead in slashing government spending. (Photo by Ting Shen / AFP) (Photo by TING SHEN/AFP via Getty Images)