The assault on the agency tasked with humanitarian relief overseas marks a significant new front in Trump’s move to give unprecedented power Musk to upend government departments and counter what the pair consider wasteful official spending and overreach.
“USAID is a criminal organization,“ Musk, the billionaire owner of Tesla and SpaceX who has become the president’s most powerful backer, wrote on his X platform, replying to a video alleging USAID involvement in “rogue CIA work” and “internet censorship.”
He did not elaborate on the allegations, which officials in the previous administration linked to a Russian disinformation campaign.
USAID, an independent agency established by an act of Congress, manages a budget of $42.8 billion meant for humanitarian relief and development assistance around the world.
There have been reports Trump wants to roll USAID into the State Department. His team did not respond to AFP calls for comment.
Musk has indicated he will give an update on the work of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a talk broadcast on his X platform at midnight Washington time (0500 GMT).
Since Trump’s inauguration Musk has addressed far-right groups in Europe, given an infamous raised-arm gesture compared to a Nazi salute, and attacked the Treasury for making authorized payments on the government’s behalf.
It does not enjoy full status as a government department, which would require the approval of Congress, and Musk is neither federal employee nor a government official. It is unclear to whom DOGE is accountable.
The two DOGE representatives also wanted to access staff files and security systems at USAID’s headquarters, the broadcaster reported, citing multiple sources.
Steven Cheung, a senior aide to Trump, posted on X that the PBS report was “legitimately FAKE NEWS. Not even remotely true at all. This is how unserious and untrustworthy the media is.”
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has criticized the “total destruction” of the agency.
“Having an unelected billionaire, with his own foreign debts and motives, raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security,“ she said.
Hence then, the article about musk brands usaid criminal trump calls its leaders radical lunatics was published today ( ) and is available on Daily Sun ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Musk brands USAID ‘criminal’, Trump calls its leaders ‘radical lunatics’ )
Also on site :