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Well, if we allow you access to this information, it gets into the wrong hands, we can sue you,
They even responded back with a letter that was basically threatening us by saying ... the Republican said What we found out was that the NICRA rates were upwards of 50 to 60 percent and that doesn't include the cost that the subcontractors were adding on, which means, if you look at it from that perspective, maybe only 40 percent of the dollars that we're sending in humanitarian aid actually result in
Ernst shared of her findings Let's reorganize, let's trim back, and let's make sure that if there are good programs, they get funded, if there is waste and abuse, that it gets done away with,
Elon can’t do and won’t do anything without our approval. We’ll give him the approval where appropriate; where not appropriate, we won’t. But he reports in, and it’s something that he feels very strongly about,
The Department of State and other pertinent entities will be consulting with Congress and the appropriate committees to reorganize and absorb certain bureaus, offices, and missions of USAID,
This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today,
We are shutting [USAID] down."
Musk also said on X, the social media platform he owns [There ... There is a] Clinton-era law that basically says when it comes to really big structural changes to USAID then you need to go to Congress, and you can't do it alone, Mr President."
Can the President, via executive order, either abolish USAID or fold it into the State Department? And that raises some really serious questions about the reach of executive authority."
On Fox2, Levinson, asked about this latest move from the President and Musk Democrats in Congress, NGO's they funded via USAID, USAID employees and the media are currently protesting outside of the USAID office that President Trump shut down. Look at the anti-DOGE sign. They're literally protesting against an efficient government and an end to fraud."
Filmmaker Robby Starbuck wrote Watch panicked Democrats surround the USAID headquarters in DC in a desperate attempt to stop Elon Musk's ongoing discovery of their mass theft of public funds."
Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist and right-wing commentator, posted on X I'm the acting director of USAID. I've delegated that authority to someone but I stay in touch with him. And again, our goal was to go in and align our foreign aid to the national interest."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio People are going to die in very large numbers around the world who are expecting the United States to live up to our promises to get them medicine, to get them help... Donald Trump says we don't care. You go die."
CNN political commentator Van Jones We don't have a fourth branch of government called Elon Musk."
Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin Congressional Dems made fools of themselves today at the USAID protest."
Charles Downs, a reporter for Loomered, wrote on X We’re shutting it down, ... Spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.”
Musk said during an X Spaces, ... He added Trump’s actions are weakening American global leadership and influence.”
Kim told Bloomberg on Monday, February 3 Our assistance abroad helps fight disease and stop starvation and famine, but it’s also a tool to stave off the expansionist reach of authoritarian leaders in China, Russia, and Iran.”
It's not only a gift to our adversaries... it is plain illegal,
said Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland Elon Musk makes billions of dollars based off of his business with China, and China is cheering at this action today,
claimed Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut
