Musk has called the agency “evil” and a “criminal organization,” though the fact that USAID was investigating the Starlink activities may suggest ulterior motivations for the billionaire’s vitriol. It’s unclear what the Starlink probe’s status is right now.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has laid waste to USAID, an international development agency that spends tens of billions of dollars on aid across the world. Its wholly unjustified demise could result in the death of "thousands,