Democrats Challenge Musk’s Efforts to Dismantle U.S.A.I.D.

“We don’t have a fourth branch of government called Elon Musk” “Musk and his band of unelected acolytes at D.O.G.E., have locked out U.S.A.I.D. employees from their offices, Improperly accessed highly classified information, purged the agency of its nonpartisan leadership and thrown the agency into chaos.” “Well, he’s got access only to letting people go that he thinks are no good, if we agree with him. And it’s only if we agree with him.” “D.O.G.E. is not a real government agency. It has no authority to make spending decisions. It has no authority to shut programs down or ignore federal law.” “The attitude that U.S.A.I.D. has adopted over the years is, no, we are independent of the national interest. We fund programs irrespective of whether it’s aligned or not aligned with the foreign policy. That’s ridiculous. These are taxpayer dollars.”