Elon Musk announced that he spoke with Trump about dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), receiving Trump's agreement on the matter. Following this announcement, USAID staff were instructed to avoid the headquarters due to a directive from agency leadership. Musk described USAID as badly flawed, remarking that it's not merely problematic but entirely flawed—referred to it as a 'ball of worms.' The Trump administration has also taken action against some USAID officials amid this crackdown.
It became apparent that it's not an apple with a worm in it. What we have is just a ball of worms. You've got to basically get rid of the whole thing. It's beyond repair.
We're shutting it down.
Musk, Trump and some Republican lawmakers have targeted the U.S. aid and development agency, which oversees humanitarian, development and security programs in some 120 countries, in increasingly strident terms.
The Trump administration placed two top security chiefs at USAID on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Musk's government-inspection teams.
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