A foreign service worker accused the Trump administration of putting his pregnant wife and unborn child's lives at risk with the president's “rushed, haphazard and cruel” actions to shut down operations at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The worker, who goes by "Terry Doe" in court documents, claimed cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency led to the government twice denying his pregnant wife a life-saving medical transport.
Earlier this month Musk announced DOGE was shutting down USAID as part of his effort to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget.
USAID "delivers billions of dollars in humanitarian aid overseas, funding that advocates say provides a critical lifeline to more than 100 countries at a small fraction of the overall federal budget," NBC News reported.
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In an affidavit that's part of a larger court filing, Doe wrote, “Each day has brought a new constellation of suffering. Because of the stress and strain of the constant onslaught by my employer in recent weeks, my wife has repeatedly been in the hospital with a life-threatening condition and stress-related complications.”
NBC News reported, "The worker said the couple was told they must evacuate because the medical complications had placed the mother at high risk for hemorrhaging. But despite twice having received approval for a medical evacuation, the State Department in Washington canceled the transports on Feb. 4 and Feb. 6 with a message stating, 'there is no USAID funding for Medevacs.'"
The report continued that after an extended delay, "the worker’s spouse had begun hemorrhaging and needed emergency hospitalization at their overseas post. She must now remain on bed rest, as they were told it would be too risky to move the mother and unborn child."
Doe maintained, "Our lives are acceptable collateral damage for their political gain."
NBC News said the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.