USAID, Elon Musk

Anti-Elon Musk poster falsely linked to USAID
President Donald Trump froze funding to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and put thousands of employees on leave as part of a government efficiency initiative led by billionaire 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.
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
Musk drove fringe viewpoints on USAID into the mainstream on X as the Trump administration halted the humanitarian relief agency’s work.
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.
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Elon Musk’s war on USAID is a war on reality
A fast-spreading—and false—report about the U.S. giving $50 million in condoms to Gaza shows that X’s outrage machine is steering the government. On January 29, President Donald Trump celebrated the latest victory in unelected billionaire Elon Musk’s crusade against “inefficiency” in the government: stopping $50 million from,
USAID employees file lawsuit against Elon Musk for lacking ‘officer’ status
Elon Musk shut the USAID headquarters down last week until further notice, prompting the lawsuit from employees whose jobs hang in the balance.
‘Mafia Takeover’: Ex-GOP USAID Leader Slams Elon Musk
Former USAID deputy leader James Kunder slammed Elon Musk’s “mafia takeover” of USAID on Christiane Amanpour’s CNN show on Thursday. The former Republican appointee said, “What we have now is this insane Elon Musk-led mafia
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.
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Elon Musk’s Funding Freeze, Employee Buyouts, USAID Cutbacks Run Into Delays in Court
Three federal judges have already halted Mr. Musk’s orders to curb government spending and reorganize the executive branch.
WATCH: Dem lawmakers answer USAID funding questions after bombshell report
Fox News Digital asked Democrat lawmakers their thoughts about controversial USAID funding, such as money ending up in the hands of terrorist-aligned groups.
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Elon Musk announces USAID shutdown agreement with President Trump, HIV funding to be affected
Elon Musk announced that President Trump agreed to shut down USAID, criticising the agency's leadership as "radical lunatics.
Judge sets a 5-day deadline for the Trump administration to start lifting its USAID funding freeze
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a funding freeze shutting down U.S. humanitarian aid and development worldwide.
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government ...
Elon Musk Pushes False Claim Ex-USAID Chief Earned $23 Million: The Biggest DOGE Hoaxes Spread On X
False claims about the United States Agency for International Development’s spending have gone viral on social media, ...
Donald Trump gives Elon Musk, DOGE ‘unchecked legal authority’ to access Treasury systems, US states say in lawsuit
A group of state attorneys general on Thursday moved courts to halt Musk's efforts to cut federal spending as head of ...