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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.”

washingtonpost.comWhat 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.”

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Repeating a claim without any fact check only helps the lie spread. In short, this post and headline perpetuates the attack on the organization without even mentioning the illegal activities Musk and his team are conducting.

People will die if USAID ends. Why are none of the press telling this truth. Children around the world will die and you all just talk of influence and money and ignore starvation, suffering and pain. Yes, such Christian values shown by trump and republicans. Shame on all of you!

Hey Pro-Palestinian protesters! You see this? All those poor defenseless women and children suffering right now....yeah they ain't gonna get any more help from the US right now BECAUSE OF DONALD TRUMP. You couldn't bring yourself to vote for Kamala, well...how you feeling now???

Why is this headline written like this is a he said she said academic question and not history’s largest intelligence leak by a foreign operative with no loyalty to the US or its citizens?

So no mention of the Coup he committed then, WP? Grow some balls and call this like it is: a Coup and dismantling of the US government. You’re really going to play games when you should be showing urgency?

And yet the so-called Christians that form the MAGA base will overlook the fact that denying help to those in need is antithetical to the core of what the J-Man tried to teach.

What they are doing to USAID will literally cost and wreck lives. That Elon Musk, a billionaire, is spearheading this is morally reprehensible. The richest man in the word screwing over some of the poorest people on the planet.

Don’t forget that if the US cuts aid, many countries will seek aid elsewhere- like from China and Russia. Not only are human lives at risk, the balance of power is also at risk.

Musk & Trump are hellbent on torching key parts of the US Government with no legal authority. It's a coup from the inside, 1000 times worse than Jan 6. Calm, measured, sternly worded responses from Democratic leaders are useless. They need to fucking LEAD, rally the American people and fight this.

I cannot tell you how much I despise your publication now. You are equally complicit. You and Jeff Bezos…this neutral Elon says this and others say that what are your thoughts crap! When they destroy everything you are equally to blame.

Why are you not responding to the fact he has illegally taken control of everyone’s personal data, transactions? Fictitious department, made up job, absolutely the highest and most heinous act ever on US soil!!

Your positioning of what Elon Musk said gives his lies equal weight to the truth. I see framing like this all the time now from your rag and it makes me very happy about my decision to cancel my subscription. I'd encourage any other WaPo subscribers to similarly cancel their subscriptions.

I don't think you read the article. I think you saw a headline and rushed to pop off. Question though Senor Revolutionary. Given that many of the best journalists in the country work at WaPo, is your plan to just shut REAL reporters out so you can be spoon fed dogma and have your fee fees served?

I read the article, and the headline. The headline and article frame the issue as a policy dispute between Trump/Elon and Chuck Schumer. What Elon has done wrt USAID is illegal, period. But WaPo only quoted Schumer as saying as much. WaPo is misleading it's readers with their framing.

The guy that makes his Fortune on gov contracts and dodge paying taxes on them, gets to close programs that help poor people, because there is deficit which he helped to create. 😂😂😂😂

What is objective reality? Who can say? Certainly not WaPo, capable only of only presenting information with a two-sides framework. "Experts say restricting access to oxygen is deadly, but proponents claim health benefits."

They both are insane and it's a couple, but yey no security dept or military has made any move to stop them. Guys what do you have to loose, since he is already trying to fire and possibly imprison all of you. He confirmed he has sanctioned Musks actions.

Why are we even giving this man a voice?? The more air time and column inches he gets, the more power he'll grab. Focus on the conflict of interest with him controlling the Treasury Payment System and him having billions of dollars of govt contracts.

This IS a coup. An unelected billionaire oligarch hijacking funds is a hostile takeover of democracy. Citizens United paved the way for this corruption. We don’t need reminders—we need action. Overturn Citizens United. Get #moneyoutofpolitics. #RejectProject2025. #thefightbeginsnow.