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It's been run by a bunch of radical lunatics. And we're getting them out,
President Donald Trump told reporters about USAID, on Sunday He agreed we should shut it down,
They (security personnel) were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service,
DOGE did access the building yesterday,
a senior Senate Democratic aide said, requesting anonymity to discuss the incident The United States won’t stand for it, we will act,
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die."
On Sunday, Musk took aim at USAID on his social media platform X, saying USAID was a viper’s nest of radical-left Marxists who hate America" and "USAID is evil."
He also wrote several other posts about the agency, saying things like No classified material was accessed without proper security clearances,
Katie Miller, who worked in Trump's first administration and has since joined DOGE, said in a post to X on Sunday No one feels safe to go anywhere near the Ronald Reagan building,
one USAID official told NBC News I would be absolutely for, if that's the path we go down, removing USAID as a separate department, and having it fall under whether the other parts of the United States, Department of State, because of its failure,
Mast claimed on "Face the Nation." They were given access to several secure spaces, including the Office of Security and the Executive Secretariat,
Most governments don't want USAID funds flowing into their countries because they understand where much of that money actually ends up
Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, said in an X post on Sunday Decisions whether to continue, modify, or terminate programs will be made following this review,
The U.S. government is not a charity."
Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those competing directly with Musk's companies. All of it,
That's what a despot — who wants to steal the taxpayers' money to enrich his billionaire cabal — does,
Live by executive order, die by executive order,
Musk tweeted in reference to USAID As we continue to fight for our ideals and to realize the promise of America, I will be with you every step of the way."
We have some hard work ahead of us. But you know what I like to say, hard work is good work. Hard work is joyful work."
Just after his speech, former Vice President Kamala Harris also addressed the gathering in a pre-recorded video message, telling Democrats It’s been an honor serving as your @CFPB Director. Every day, Americans from across the country shared their ideas and experiences with us. You helped us hold powerful companies & their executives accountable for breaking the law, and you made our work better."
In the letter, Chopra wrote
