1 day ago · Musk’s sudden — and consequential — interest in USAID did not emerge from a vacuum: The agency has long been a target of criticism that its aid programs masked nation-meddling and overspent ...

5 days ago · USAID is one of his prime targets. Musk alleges USAID funding been used to launch deadly programs and called it a “criminal organization.” What is being affected by the USAID freeze? Sub-Saharan Africa could suffer more than any other region during the aid pause. The U.S. gave the region more than $6.5 billion in humanitarian assistance ...

6 days ago · The day before, Musk wrote on X that USAID is a "criminal organization." "It needs to die," he wrote. Criticisms leveled at USAID. Musk has voiced numerous criticisms of the agency on X, citing ...

2 days ago · Musk bragged on X this past weekend of sending USAID through the “wood chipper.” (The remains of the agency are being folded into the State Department, which is retaining only 290 out of ...

4 days ago · Q&A ‘What Elon Musk Said Is a Bold-Faced Lie’ A former Republican director of USAID says the agency is critical to U.S. interests and can’t be abolished or folded into the State Department.

4 days ago · During an hourlong audio-only conversation on X Spaces on Feb. 2, 2025, Musk said he was working to shut down USAID, and that Trump supported his efforts to do so.

3 days ago · The drive by Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk to unravel the agency is part of a wider campaign against almost all American foreign aid. Mr. Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20 ordering a halt to the ...

5 days ago · Inside Elon Musk’s Killing of USAID Saboteurs, tears, and a last-minute push to save lives. By Jonathan Guyer, a journalist and program director at Institute for Global Affairs.

6 days ago · Musk says USAID 'beyond repair' USAID is the world's largest single donor, disbursed $72 billion in fiscal year 2023; Aid covers women's health, clean water, HIV/AIDS, energy, anti-corruption

5 days ago · Related. USAID security chiefs put on leave after trying to stop Musk’s team from accessing classified info, officials say. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press. Elon Musk’s task ...