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I went over with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,
Musk said in a discussion on his X online platform I can think of no good reason why political operators who have demonstrated a blatant disregard for the law would need access to these sensitive, mission-critical systems,
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden wrote in a letter to Trump's new Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent It’s been run by a bunch of radical lunatics. And we’re getting them out,
Trump told reporters after returning from a weekend in Palm Beach, Florida As a result, we have placed a number of USAID employees on administrative leave with full pay and benefits until further notice while we complete our analysis of these actions,
a copy of the email obtained by Politico read It became apparent that it's not an apple with a worm in it,
Musk said in a live session on X Spaces early Monday Any effort to merge or fold USAID into the Department of State should be, and by law must be, previewed, discussed, and approved by Congress. Congress has also made clear that any attempt to reorganize or redesign USAID requires advance consultation with, and notification to, Congress,
Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remotely … with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership,
It's a gross abuse of power by an unelected bureaucrat and it shows money can buy power in the Trump White House,
Welch said in an emailed statement Further guidance will be forthcoming,
Frankly, I love the guy. He's great,
the business tycoon said of the president Did you know that USAID, using YOUR tax dollars, funded bioweapon research, including Covid-19, that killed millions of people?”
Later, Musk asked his 215 million X followers USAID is a criminal organization. It needs to die,
Musk wrote on X in response to a video that claimed USAID was involved in “rogue CIA work.” Having an unelected billionaire, with his own foreign debts and motives, raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security,
Dismantling USAID would be a callous, destructive political power play that would have deadly consequences for millions of people living in dire humanitarian emergencies and extreme poverty.”
There's no excusing it - it's a shameful, stupid, self-own without excuse and a harbinger of even worse to come.
He's a big cost-cutter. Sometimes we won't agree with it or we'll not go where he wants to go...he's a smart guy. Very smart. And he's very much into cutting the budget of our federal government,
No one feels safe to go anywhere near the Ronald Reagan building,
one USAID official told NBC News 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 Because then it gets more comments, more Nissan ads, more shareholder value,
Mr Trump sometimes sounds as if the US shouldn’t import anything at all, that America can be a perfectly closed economy making everything at home,
