Musk, USAID

Musk says shutting down USAID in government efficiency drive
By David Shepardson and Chris Sanders WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the federal government, gave an update on the effort early Monday,
Musk calls USAID a ‘criminal organization’ that should ‘die’
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he believes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is a “criminal organization” that should “die.” “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to
'Criminial organisation': Elon Musk declares war on USAID
USAID faces uncertainty as top security officials are suspended after blocking Elon Musk’s task force from accessing classified areas. Trump’s administration escalates its crackdown on foreign aid, with Musk branding USAID a “criminal organization.
Musk on USAID: ‘Time for it to die’
His statement comes as signs increasingly point to the Trump administration folding the development aid agency into the State Department.
Musk says Trump has agreed to "shut" USAID down
His comments follow reports that DOGE representatives visited USAID's D.C. HQ and accessed classified spaces and American citizens' data.
Musk brands USAID 'criminal', Trump calls its leaders 'radical lunatics'
Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a "criminal organization" on Sunday, as Donald Trump said the agency was "run by radical lunatics" and said he
Musk brands USAID 'criminal' as civil service scrutiny grows
Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a "criminal organization" on Sunday, sparking fear over the intensity of President Donald Trump's unprecedented scrutiny of t
Why does Musk want USAID 'to die'? And why did its website disappear?
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should 'die.'
USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s director of security and his deputy were placed on administrative leave ...
Elon Musk brands USAID 'criminal', Donald Trump calls its leaders 'radical lunatics'
Elon Musk labels USAID a "criminal organization" amid Donald Trump's assertion that it is led by "radical lunatics." Musk ...
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after ...
Elon Musk's DOGE team attempt takeover of USAID
Musk, CEO of X (formerly Twitter), has been on a posting spree, using his platform to justify and denigrate his takeover of ...
Turmoil inside USAID: DOGE reps take over offices, senior officials placed on leave
Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government ...
USAID officials on leave after protecting classified docs from Elon Musk’s DOGE
The USAID officials had a legal obligation to bar staffers without proper security clearance from seeing classified documents ...
Senior USAID pair suspended after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE staff access to secure systems
When USAID director of security John Voorhees and his deputy, Brian McGill, refused to allow them in, the DOGE employees ...
Elon Musk US financial data grab a ‘coup,’ Heather Cox Richardson says
Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson characterized Elon Musk's actions over the weekend as "the largest ...