Trump, USAID and Elon Musk

Trump and Elon Musk are upending USAID. Here's what to know about its work.
The State Department said President Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting director of USAID amid an overhaul of the humanitarian aid agency.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump slam USAID as ‘corrupt’ & ‘incompetent’ at White House press conference
Feb 12 (ANI): US President Donald Trump and billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk criticized the foreign aid agency USAID during a White House press conference on February 11, calling it “incompetent” and “corrupt.
Elon Musk said Donald Trump agreed USAID needs to be ‘shut down’
Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed the US Agency for International Development needs to be “shut down,” following days of speculation over the future of the agency after its funding was frozen and dozens of its employees were put on leave.
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
USAID, the humanitarian agency, has long been a target of criticism that its aid programs masked nation-meddling and overspent American tax dollars abroad. Now Elon Musk has boosted that criticism.
Call lawmakers to stop Trump and Elon Musk from shutting down USAID | Letter
In the absence of USAID leadership, vulnerable people and governments will turn to China, Russia and terrorist organizations for help, writer says.
Elon Musk says President Donald Trump has ‘agreed’ USAID should be shut down
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material to Elon Musk’s government-inspection teams.
Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he and President Donald Trump were in the process of shutting down the USAID, escalating their war on the federal bureaucracy.
Trump says he’s opposed 'many' of Musk’s ideas, but praises effort to shut down USAID
Trump on Tuesday told reporters he opposed “many” of billionaire Elon Musk’s ideas to tackle government inefficiency, but praised his effort to shut down USAID.
Donald Trump and Musk criticize USAID, Call it "Incompetent" & "Corrupt"
On February 11, 2025, former President Donald Trump and Tesla founder Elon Musk criticized the U.S. foreign aid agency USAID, calling it "incompetent" and "corrupt" during a White House press conference.
Musk shows why he’s such a powerful ally for Trump and would be an even more menacing enemy
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Trump administration battles employee lawsuit to block dismantling of USAID
The Trump administration will present an unforgiving argument for dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development ...
Trump says Elon Musk is "not gaining anything" with DOGE in interview ahead of Super Bowl 2025
President Trump told Fox News' Bret Baier in an interview ahead of Super Bowl 2025 that he'd "love to" bring the country ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Musk joins Trump in the Oval Office
Elon Musk joined President Trump in the Oval Office, where he took questions from the media for the first time.
Trump and Musk's moves to ax USAID are 'flatly illegal,' experts say. It doesn't mean it won't happen.
As head of DOGE, Elon Musk is making moves to scrap federal agencies like USAID. Legal experts say that power belongs with ...
Unspent aid worth billions lacks oversight as Trump dismantles USAID, watchdog warns
Officials and federal officers have turned away scores of U.S. Agency for International staffers who showed up for work at ...
5 ways Elon Musk is working to dismantle the federal government
President Trump has empowered Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to gut the federal bureaucracy. Here's 5 ways he's ...
Breaking down how much money Musk's Starlink received from USAID
Peter Welch of Vermont — claimed Starlink, a division of Elon Musk's SpaceX, received "millions of dollars" from the U.S.