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Tough, but necessary. Good working with you. The important parts of USAID should always have been with Dept of State.”
A few hours later, Musk responded This waiver does not apply to activities that involve abortions, family planning conferences, administrative costs … gender or DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) ideology programs, transgender surgeries, or other non-life saving assistance,
secretary of state Marco Rubio’s memo says, according to Reuters The decision to freeze and terminate foreign aid contracts and assistance awards without any meaningful review jeopardizes our partnerships with key allies, erodes trust, and creates openings for adversaries to expand their influence."
Letter from diplomats to Rubio, as seen by Reuters No clash, I was there, you're just a troublemaker,
President Donald Trump, on the alleged infighting between Musk and Rubio ... he told a reporter After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID,
Rubio said in a post on X from his personal account, not his official secretary of state one The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States,
he claimed without providing details on the canceled contracts Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform,
Rubio said, referencing the Musk-backed office that has installed officials throughout the federal agencies and taken controversial steps to slash federal spending USAID may move, reorganize, and integrate certain missions, bureaus, and offices into the Department of State, and the remainder of the Agency may be abolished consistent with applicable law,
Rubio wrote in a letter to Capitol Hill at the time Tough, but necessary.”
In a response to the post, Musk – with whom Rubio had reportedly feuded – said We intend for the remaining...programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department,
he said, and thanked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk
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