A U.S. judge on Friday said he will enter a "limited" order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from taking some steps to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, adding that 2,200 employees from the agency would not immediately be placed on administrative leave.

"Every time you think you got a president that cares about America and ending the endless wars in the Middle East, another one comes up and starts something else."

Dozens of countries have already been directly affected by Trump’s threats of tariffs and the withdrawal of US aid since he assumed office two weeks ago