2025-02-06 17:52:45
The future of USAID is in jeopardy after Elon Musk announced that President Trump had agreed to shut it down. Musk, who has gained deep access to federal systems, is now making sweeping changes with no clear authority. Over the weekend, USAID’s website and social media were taken offline, and top security officials were placed on leave for resisting Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk accused USAID of being a “viper’s nest of radical-left Marxists,” instructing staff to stay away from headquarters. But former USAID senior official Jeremy Konyndyk warns that these attacks are based on false claims, stressing that the agency’s work saves lives every single day. What does this mean for global aid and U.S. foreign policy?
