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As we dug into USAID, it became apparent that what we have here is not an apple with a worm it in but that we have actually just a ball of worms. USAID is a ball of worms, there is no apple. And when there is no apple... you've just got to basically get rid of the whole thing. That is why it's got to go. It's beyond repair."
Musk said on a livestream on Monday
In addition to another ongoing audit on direct budget support, we are examining USAID's Energy Security Project, USAID's oversight of Starlink Satellite Terminals provided to the Ukrainian government, and USAID's efforts to protect against sexual exploitation and abuse in Ukraine,
Martin told Congress
USAID has been run by a bunch of radical lunatics and we're getting them out and then we'll make a decision."
President Trump told reporters on SundayUSAID is a criminal organization,
he baselessly declared
We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,
Musk boasted in a social media post
This is not about getting rid of foreign aid.”
Appearing on Fox News on Monday, Rubio saidThat’s when the incredulity began setting in,
she told The JournalThank you for your service.”
The message was put on the revived USAID site, ending with the wordsThere are things we do through USAID that we should continue to do that make sense,
he addedThat’s a huge risk to those individuals, but it’s also a risk to the health of the world more broadly,
Konyndyk added
To be very explicit about what is being turned off, the sort of things that are being stopped, are programs that support 20 million people on lifesaving HIV treatment right now,
Jeremy Konyndyk, a former USAID employee and president of Refugees International, a rights advocacy organization, told NBC NewsConsidering raising $500B from USAID, ... Funding secured. Stop me if you can Elon Musk,
he wrote, adding ... he wrote
Just start again with a new department of immigration, staffed by people who believe in the cause of sovereign independence,
Reform leader Richard Tice said in 2023
If not stopped, it will spread to the rest of the government,
Schmida said
USAID is not functioning."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has been named acting director of the independent agency, on Monday echoed the sentiment, telling reportersIt’s not a generosity project, ... this is a national security agency and effort at its core" that "protects borders and cuts threats off," such as working to contain Ebola and dispersing COVID vaccines to keep such threats outside the U.S.
the source said of USAIDIt needs to be aligned with the national interest of the U.S. They're not a global charity, these are taxpayer dollars. People are asking simple questions. What are they doing with the money?"
Rubio continuedThe richest man in the world is taking this away from the poorest people in the world,
the source said of MuskNo, he’s not taking the presidency…That’s not happening.”
In a speech, Trump felt the need to clarify100 percent Trump is annoyed,
a source who worked on Trump’s re-election campaign told Mediaite in December