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Danielle Carnes

Danielle Carnes

Former USAID Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Director; UC Davis International Relations and Economics graduate with an MPP from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy

Jul 28, 2026

10:34
Tell us about the rifts and how all that went down.
10:38
Well, after the elections and before them, I read Project 125 and I was familiar with what it talked about with foreign assistance and it seemed fine.
10:48
I've been through, I was hired under Obama as a presidential management fellow, which was for those who aren't aware, that's like, it was a merit pathway to enter the federal service for those who are on track to become future executives, presidential management fellow or the PMF.
11:04
So I came in as 2016 after grad school on that track, did a couple months with Obama, four years with Trump won, four years with Biden.
11:13
Looking at Project 2025, I felt like this is doable.
11:16
We're going to focus on faith-based practices.
11:18
We're going to really hone in on these elements.
14:48
the 0.7% of the federal budget that he spent

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