USAID, Elon Musk

USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency
The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency’s lifesaving work to screech to a halt.
How an ex-State Department official fueled Elon Musk’s attack on USAID
Mike Benz appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast in late December to discuss USAID, spurring Musk’s first mention of the agency.
Elon Musk's Crackdown on USAID Splits With Project 2025 Agenda
The conservative manifesto largely praises USAID's humanitarian work and does not call for it to be dismantled.
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.
What to Know About USAID, the Agency Elon Musk Wants Dead
Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser to President Trump, has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of the Trump administration’s push to slash federal spending.In less than two weeks,
Elon Musk calls for firing of WSJ reporter who doxed DOGE employee after links to USAID surface
The media is out in full force to smear and destroy the team of young genius techies that Elon Musk hired to root out government corruption. Just […]
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 ...
Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine
Musk has called the agency “evil” and a “criminal organization,” though the fact that USAID was investigating the Starlink ...
Inside USAID’s undoing
As Marocco and his DOGE entourage dug through USAID’s books, the foreign aid freeze’s effect was reverberating across the ...
Trump makes DOGE head Elon Musk a 'special government employee' amid accusations of a takeover
President Trump made Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, a 'special government employee' at the White ...
White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope
The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by ...
What to know about Elon Musk's government dismantling and the fight to stop him
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency group has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here are some of the direct actions.
Department of Government Efficiency faces legal challenges amid growing influence
As head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk’s efforts to streamline and downsize the government have ...
Judge halts Trump plan to place over 2,000 USAID staff on paid leave
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from putting over 2,000 employees of the USAID on paid leave ...