Bush directly criticized the Trump administration's move to fold the U.S. Agency for International Development into the State Department on Monday during a video tribute for the agency's staffers.

The videoconference marked the end of USAID's 63-year run as an independent agency before its absorption into the State Department.

Gutting USAID is a travesty, and it’s a tragedy. Because it’s some of the most important work happening anywhere in the world,” Obama said.