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There are a lot of functions of USAID that are going to continue, that are going to be part of American foreign policy, but it has to be aligned with American foreign policy,
Rubio said on Monday during a visit to El Salvador He's mad that @DOGE is dismantling the radical-left shadow government in full view of the public. This is our ONE CHANCE to return POWER to the PEOPLE from an unelected BUREAUcracy back to DEMOcracy!!"
Musk responded to Schumer on X on Tuesday For decades, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been unaccountable to taxpayers as it funnels massive sums of money to the ridiculous — and, in many cases, malicious — pet projects of entrenched bureaucrats, with next-to-no oversight,
said a statement posted on the White House website on Monday We don't have a fourth branch of government called Elon Musk,
Representative Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat told the crowd I want the states to run schools, and I want Linda to put herself out of a job,
Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday, referring to his pick for education secretary, Linda McMahon Save USAid, save lives."
Democrats were denied entry to the public lobby of the agency's headquarters by police blocking the doors as they joined around 50 demonstrators brandishing banners demanding We partner to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security and prosperity,
is how USAID has described its mission Reagan campaigned on ending the federal Dept of Education, which was created by Carter in 1979, but it was bigger when Reagan left office than when he started!"
Musk posted on X on Tuesday I think I'd work with Congress."
Asked whether he plans to resort to an executive order or collaborate with Congress, Trump said Unilaterally closing USAID is illegal,
Senator Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat and the Senate minority leader, said on the Senate floor on Monday They have basically evolved into an agency that believes that they're not even a U.S. Government agency, that they are out – they're a global charity, that they take the taxpayer money and they spend it as a global charity irrespective of whether it is in the national interest or not in the national interest
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News The attempt to shut down USAID is unwise because it unnecessarily will harm millions of people who depend on the medical, food and technical assistance that USAID provides. The harm would be a significant stain on the moral standing of the United States, which already has one of the lowest per capita aid budgets among the world's richest countries
Philip Brenner, Emeritus Professor of International Relations and History, American University, Washington, DC., told Newsweek It's involved in so many things that, honestly, it's better if they just shut it down. If there's going to be aid, it should come through other transparent channels—that's the real issue,
This agency has funded everything from research projects to groups that oppose the government. In Mexico, 'Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción' has received proven support from this agency. So how is it that these so-called 'aid' agencies get involved in politics?"
This is self-inflicted chaos of epic proportions that will have dangerous consequences all around the world,
If the United States wants to help with development, this money should be transparent,
Most of us were in it to address problems across the world, to help people who didn't have the means to help themselves in countries that needed a leg up, but it's very clear that USAID is a tool of soft diplomacy,
It’s been a feeling of shock, disbelief, and fear since the inauguration,
the staffer, who spoke to The Independent on the condition of anonymity, said I think it's become clear as the days have progressed that the goal is ultimately to dismantle the agency,
People were essentially forced back as soon as possible, trying to rearrange flights, unclear even how that would be paid for,
