Elon Musk has made headlines by labeling USAID as a 'criminal organization' on X and calling for its shutdown, which aligns with recent budget cuts and dismissals at the agency. Following the firings of hundreds of employees, the agency has removed its branding and shut down online presence. Musk's new initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has gained authority under the Trump administration, prompting concerns from legislators regarding the bypassing of established governmental processes for such major changes to USAID's structure and operations.
"We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper," Musk tweeted on Monday.
"With regard to the USAID stuff, I went over [it] with [Trump] in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down," Musk said in a video posted to X this weekend.
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