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Musk says he is working to shut down USAID in government efficiency drive
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Elon Musk has expressed his intention to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), describing it as a "criminal organization".
The United States Agency for International Development has long strayed from its original mission of responsibly advancing American interests abroad, and it is now abundantly clear that significant portions of USAID funding are not aligned with the core national interests of the United States.
It's a gross abuse of power by an unelected bureaucrat and it shows money can buy power in the Trump White House.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
These are patriotic Americans who promote our leadership around the world. They make us safer. Trump makes us less safe.
President Trump spent two weeks harassing and laying off USAID employees, and now his team is trying to gut the agency altogether.
Having an unelected billionaire, with his own foreign debts and motives, raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security. This should not be a partisan issue.
This is a five alarm fire. The people elected Donald Trump to be President – not Elon Musk.
He's a big cost-cutter. Sometimes we won't agree with it and we'll not go where he wants to go. But I think he's doing a great job. He's a smart guy. Very smart. And he's very much into cutting the budget of our federal budget.
It's been run by a bunch of radical lunatics. And we're getting them out.
If this gambit succeeds – if Trump (or Elon) can just override Congressional statutes and funding mandates, and Congress acquiesces – it's a very dark sign … and it won't stop at USAID.
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sources
- 1.The Washington Post
- 2.CNA News
- 3.The Times of India
- 4.Al Jazeera
- 5.Daily Sabah
- 6.France 24
- 7.Le Monde
- 8.The Guardian
- 9.DW News
- 10.BBC
- 11.El Paìs
- 12.Agence France-Presse
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.US Politics
- 4.Healthcare
- 5.Vaccination
- 6.Famine
- 7.Monkey Pox
- 8.Ebola Virus
countries
- 1.Afghanistan
- 2.Bangladesh
- 3.Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- 4.Cameroon
- 5.China
- 6.Egypt
- 7.Ethiopia
- 8.Guatemala
- 9.Israel
- 10.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 11.Jordan
- 12.Kenya
organizations
- 1.US Agency for International Development
- 2.Democratic Party
- 3.Republican Party
- 4.US State Department
- 5.White House
- 6.Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- 7.United Nations
- 8.Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance
- 9.MVDP
- 10.Pakistan Private Sector Energy Initiative
- 11.US Treasury Department
- 12.Congressional Research Service
persons
- 1.Donald Trump
- 2.Elon Musk
- 3.Marco Rubio
- 4.Brian McGill
- 5.Chris Coons
- 6.Elizabeth Warren
- 7.John F Kennedy
- 8.John Voorhees
- 9.Jamie Raskin
- 10.Joe Biden
- 11.Joni Ernst
- 12.Peter Marocco