On What Really Matters, Walter Russell Mead discusses President Donald Trump’s plans for Gaza, buying out the Central Intelligence Agency bureaucracy, the problems of the NGO complex, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) controversy.

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US President Donald Trump reacts after signing executive orders imposing tariffs on imported goods in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)