India, Feb. 10 -- US President Donald Trump is working in an all-out manner to shut down US Agency for International Development (AID), calling it a "tremendous fraud" and saying it funded "ridiculous projects".

This is the same agency that his wife, Melania Trump, and his daughter, Ivanka Trump, had promoted internationally during Trump's first term as President.

On a four-country tour in Africa in 2018, Melania had called USAID's programs "successful" and said, "We care, and we want to show the world that we care, and I've partnered and am working with USAID."

In another instance during the same tour, Melania handed out bags and school supplies as part of her "BeBest" initiative, also launched in collaboration with USAID.

In an excl...