Amid Ebola, Hantavirus Outbreaks, Democrats Decry Trump’s Health Cuts By Stephanie Armour Data visualization by Rachel Spears and Eric Harkleroad June 1, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/ebola-hantavirus-trump-cuts-federal-response-infectious-disease-usaid-africa/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9fQTNAqXwx2ScejbgG24sP1StcvAwfPBkjYrQZW31vfxFm8AObZO7Jzv_ve0R6EqZRKa3tt6sEXTIkNiVTB97xLuuQ5A&_hsmi=421585297&utm_content=421585297&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: Amid Ebola, Hantavirus Outbreaks, Democrats Decry Trump’s Health Cuts The Trump administration’s deep cuts to federal health agencies have become a political liability after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship and the spread of an even more fearsome disease, Ebola, in Africa. At least that’s the way many Democrats see it. They have seized on the situation to charge that the U.S. is ill prepared to respond to outbreaks — let alone a pandemic — after President Donald Trump slashed jobs and funding for public health infrastructure and pandemic preparedness. Infectious disease specialists have called on the White House to reverse cuts and rejoin the World Health Organization. (Armour, 6/1)