USAID, Elon Musk and DOGE

USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s director of security and his deputy were placed on administrative leave Saturday after they tried to prevent employees from the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing secure USAID systems,
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after attempting to refuse Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency,
Elon Musk Says USAID 'Criminal', Trump Calls Its Leaders 'Radical Lunatics'
Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a "criminal organisation", as Donald Trump said the agency was "run by radical lunatics" and said he was considering its future.
Musk calls USAID a ‘criminal organization’ that should ‘die’
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he believes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is a “criminal organization” that should “die.” “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to
Elon Musk's DOGE team attempt takeover of USAID
Musk, CEO of X (formerly Twitter), has been on a posting spree, using his platform to justify and denigrate his takeover of USAID. He’s called the agency " evil ," a " criminal organization ," and a "viper’s nest of radical-left Marxists who hate America."
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s team from taking classified information
A former official says members of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — known as DOGE — eventually did gain access Saturday to the agency’s classified information, which includes intelligence reports.
Elon Musk Says Trump Has ‘Agreed’ To Shut Down USAID
Elon Musk early on Monday said he had spoken with President Donald Trump who “agreed” with him that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) should be shut down, just hours after the president attacked the aid agency’s leadership by calling them “a bunch of radical lunatics.”
Elon Musk brands USAID 'criminal', Donald Trump calls its leaders 'radical lunatics'
Elon Musk labels USAID a "criminal organization" amid Donald Trump's assertion that it is led by "radical lunatics." Musk claims, without evidence, that USAID funded bioweapon research, including Covid-19.
What is USAID, the government agency targeted by Trump and Elon Musk?
Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”
Musk on USAID: ‘Time for it to die’
His statement comes as signs increasingly point to the Trump administration folding the development aid agency into the State Department.
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Musk says Trump has agreed to "shut" USAID down
Elon Musk said he's spoken with President Trump on the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) and "he agreed" ...
Turmoil inside USAID: DOGE reps take over offices, senior officials placed on leave
Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government ...