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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
It's (USAID) been run by a bunch of radical lunatics. And we're getting them out."
On Sunday night, he told reporters The warp-speed of this mafia-like takeover has shaken USAID staff to the core."
A senior USAID official reacted to Musk's post against the agency and told ABC News It looked like people who dressed up for their first job interview,
ABC News cited sources as saying We’re shutting it down,
We are not criminals. Where are Republican Senators like Senator Graham and Risch who have supported the good work of this agency in the past? Will they speak out?"
Yes, USAID needs reform, like all agencies, but we'd expect this to come with a degree of thought and involvement from Congress."
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 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,
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 He's a big cost-cutter. Sometimes we won't agree with it and we'll not go where he wants to go. But I think he's doing a great job."
Asked Sunday if Musk was doing a good job, Trump said Further guidance will be forthcoming,
USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die."
Musk on Sunday responded to an X post about the news by saying We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm,
the Massachusetts senator said, without giving details Did you know that USAID, using YOUR tax dollars, funded bioweapon research, including Covid-19, that killed millions of people?
In one subsequent post, Musk doubled down and again without giving evidence, asked his 215 million X followers There's no excusing it - it's a shameful, stupid, self-own without excuse and a harbinger of even worse to come.
At the direction of Agency leadership, the USAID headquarters at the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C. will be closed to Agency personnel on Monday, February 3, 2025. Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remotely tomorrow, with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership,
said the email, of which CNN has obtained a copy Frankly, I love the guy. He's great,
the business tycoon said of the president 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.”
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