The article reports on a troubling scenario where Secretary of State Marco Rubio's approved aid payments are being vetoed by programmers linked to Elon Musk. Despite assurances that the Department of Government Efficiency is merely advisory, it appears Musk's staff is directly interfering with humanitarian funding critical for programs like those in Ukraine, Syria, and AIDS efforts in Africa. This bureaucratic manipulation leads to clinics closing and staff being left in precarious situations, raising significant concerns about the delegation of power and responsibility in the U.S. government.
According to Bai, Musk-via his staff-canceled payments that had been approved by both the secretary of state and the White House.
Rubio had decreed that certain critical programs… would continue to be funded. Several times, USAID managers prepared packages of these payments… with support from the White House.
Each time, using their new gatekeeping powers, Farritor and Kliger would veto the payments… the same tedious way you probably pay your bills online.
AIDS clinics shuttered and staff found themselves stranded in unstable countries such as Congo.
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