Summary

Elon Musk announced that he and Trump are shutting down USAID, bypassing Congress’s authority over federal spending.

Musk claimed Trump fully supports the move, though Trump has only criticized USAID without explicitly confirming its closure.

The White House has not commented. The administration has already placed USAID officials on leave and reviewed its funding.

Critics argue the move violates federal law, setting up a potential legal battle.

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    14 hours ago

    How the fuck is Elon Musk suddenly in charge of the US Government? How are the American people OK with this? How are American politicians even OK with this?

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      13 hours ago

      Remember when Republicans were whinging about “unelected bureaucrats” and the “shadow government”?

      Yeah, now they’re literally implementing that themselves.

      I wonder if Elon walks around with personal security.

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      American people are protesting. Politicians are either actively allowing this behavior or saying, “Oh-no, he can’t do that! What he did is very bad!” Unfortunately, politicians are not beholden to the people they are supposedly representing.

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      12 hours ago

      We’re not okay with it, they’ve just removed our ability to do anything about it that isn’t a literal act of terrorism

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      12 hours ago

      This was all outlined in Project 2025 which was made publically available for everyone to read. Then people voted for Trump.