Musk, USAID

How an ex-State Department official fueled Elon Musk’s attack on USAID
Mike Benz appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast in late December to discuss USAID, spurring Musk’s first mention of the agency.
USAID Signed Off On $1 Million In Contracts For Elon Musk’s Starlink Terminals In The Last Year
USAID and SpaceX worked together to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, and provided internet to multiple African countries.
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.
Elon Musk's Crackdown on USAID Splits With Project 2025 Agenda
The conservative manifesto largely praises USAID's humanitarian work and does not call for it to be dismantled.
Liz Cheney to Elon Musk regarding her past work at USAID: 'Damn right'
Former Rep. Liz Cheney acknowledged her past work for USAID, tweeting, "Damn right" after Elon Musk took notice of her connection to the agency.
Elon Musk killing USAID would hurt America's future. Here's why.
Killing USAID by contrast is, as experts have noted, a gift to Russia and China. It's a gift to Russia because the current largest line item the USAID budget goes to Ukraine, which has been as devastated by the Russian invasion as many of those European countries were by the Nazis in 1945.
USAID 'Shutting Down'—Elon Musk
The billionaire said the agency was being shut down hours after President Donald Trump said it was being run by "a bunch of radical lunatics."
'Damn right': Liz Cheney's past USAID employment faces backlash after lashing out at Elon Musk
Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney was blasted on social media after defending her past work at USAID, which has become the most prominent agency targeted by Elon Musk's DOGE.
Liz Cheney knocks Musk on citizenship in defense of USAID work
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) slammed tech billionaire Elon Musk over his citizenship while attempting to defend the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) amid the Trump administration’s perceived efforts to gut the agency.
Liz Cheney Takes a Swipe at Elon Musk's U.S. Citizenship
Cheney took a dig at Musk while defending her history at the USAID saying in part that "Our nation stood for freedom."
Elon Musk Baselessly Claims USAID Was ‘Money Laundering’ For Left-Wing Organizations: 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, ...
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
USAID, the humanitarian agency, has long been a target of criticism that its aid programs masked nation-meddling and ...
What is USAID? Foreign aid from US suspended by President Trump and Elon Musk
Trump's overhaul of the federal government now has its sights set on foreign aid from the U.S. Here's what we know and which ...
Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine
Musk has called the agency “evil” and a “criminal organization,” though the fact that USAID was investigating the Starlink ...
Elon Musk’s Assault on USAID Is Lethal, Vindictive, and Brazenly Unlawful
A Trump-appointed judge said on Friday that he would freeze the administration’s plan to slash most employees and withdraw ...
‘America has abandoned you’: Musk gutting USAID leaves women with ‘experimental devices within them'
Elon Musk is apparently attempting to slash USAID funding without congressional consent. But, USAID cuts will impact the ...
White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope
The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by ...
Ben Stiller Debunks Elon Musk-Amplified Tweet Claiming Actor Took USAID Money For Ukraine Trip
"These are lies" wrote Ben Stiller about a video posted on X and amplified by Musk alleging USAID spent $4M to send the actor ...