What is USAID and why Trump and Elon Musk want to shut it down? Explained in 10 points
USAID staffers said they also tracked more than 600 employees who reported being locked out of the agency’s computer systems overnight, reported news agency AP.
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Musk said early Monday that he had spoken with Trump about the six-decade US aid and development agency and “he agreed we should shut it down.” “It became apparent that its not an apple with a worm it in,” Musk said in a live session on X Spaces early Monday. “What we have is just a ball of worms. You’ve got to basically get rid of the whole thing. It’s beyond repair.” “We’re shutting it down,” he said.
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What exactly is USAID and why Trump and Musk want to shut it down? Here are ten points you need to know in the story:
-USAID is an independent agency of the US government responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. USAID was established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy.
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