the headquarters of the US agency for International Development or usaid was closed to Personnel on Monday sending shockwaves around the world us Aid run by radical lunatics and we're getting them out the closure came after Elon Musk moved to exert control over the foreign aid organization and now Secretary of State Marco Rubio is claiming to be in charge I'm the acting director of usaid i' I've delegated that authority to someone but I stay in touch with him and but some lawmakers say that change isn't legal because the independent organization is codified into law and many
worry that the move could weaken America's influence in the world so here's where things stand usaid is a 10,000 person 40 billion doll agency that carries out foreign aid programs around the world from displacement sites in Africa to humanitarian camps in Syria to towns fighting Russian influence across Eastern Europe President John F Kennedy created the agency when he signed an executive order in 1961 usaid's independent status was codified in 1998 legislation and was reaffirmed by Congress last year now musk who Trump tapped to lead Doge the so-called Department of government efficiency says the agency has
got to go and usid is a ball of worms there there is no apple and when there is no apple that's this you've just got to basically get rid of the whole thing he argues that it's funding radical left cause that are anti-American and that Trump is on board with the changes I went over it with him in detail and he he agreed with the that we should shut it down so what is the plan the administration appears to have tried to fold us Aid into the state department it is an entity that spends taxpayer
dollars and it needs to spend it as the statute says in alignment with the policy directives that they get from the Secretary of State the National Security Council and the president Democratic lawmakers say that move would require an act of Congress something Trump himself seemed unsure of will it take an act of Congress to do away with USA or you believe you I don't know I don't think so if not when it comes to fraud if there's fraud these people are lunatics critics of the change also argue that the state department which deals in policy
would not be an ideal overseer of an organization that specializes in humanitarian Aid and relief efforts Democratic senator Brian chatz of Hawaii said he would place a blanket hold on all of Trump's state Department nominees until the attack on usaid is over while political and legal challenges Mount the changes to usid have already stunned the International Community the only thing he thinks about is the money they put in there but not the benefit that that ACC and the good will that acces to America through that little thing the world is in trouble well Cuts could
save billions of dollars some former officials say it could leave fragile countries more vulnerable to the influence of Nations like Russia and China Ukraine is currently one of the biggest recipients of assistance on X former Russian president Demetri medev a close Aid to President Putin posted smart move by Elon Musk the news is also raising questions about whether Doge will follow a similar blueprint to close other agencies Elon can't do and won't do anything without our approval and we'll give them the approval we're appropriate we're not appropriate we won't
