Democratic lawmakers and USAID employees joined protests outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC, as Elon Musk exerts control and Marco Rubio assumes the role of Acting Administrator. Employees face being locked out, with many already clearing their desks, as Musk claims USAID is 'beyond repair' and should be shut down. Musk's actions have sparked outrage, with lawmakers condemning the seizure of the agency and its potential impact on global aid efforts.
Democratic lawmakers join scores of protesters outside shuttered USAID headquarters in Washington as Musk tightens control, Rubio is appointed acting administrator, and agency staff face being locked out.Lawmakers engage with media outside the US Agency for International Development headquarters in Washington, DC, following demonstrations on Monday./ Photo: Sadiq S.
Trump himself stopped short of confirming that outright. But his comments to media on Sunday night were just as ominous. He called USAID a bloated bureaucracy run by"radical lunatics."That decision, it seems, is already in motion. For decades, USAID has been one of Washington's most powerful tools of influence and foreign policy, funneling aid to disaster zones, fragile democracies, and war-ravaged regions.
Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, meanwhile said on Monday that he is the acting administrator of USAID, signalling that any transition could involve bringing the agency under tighter State Department control rather than outright dissolving it.
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