Controversy
Donald Trump
Elon Musk
Marco Rubio
Chris Van Hollen
Jeff Merkley
Jamie Raskin
Scott R. Anderson
Joe Neguse
Atul Gawande
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Status:Open

Will USAID Shut Down?

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Claims

Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande"800 people work for USAID's Global Health, 400 have been terminated. It's not legal. It's an unlawful shutdown, purge and dismantling of the agency."Mar 13, 2025
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley"Trump cannot eliminate USAID with the stroke of a pen."Feb 07, 2025
Joe Neguse
Joe Neguse"The President does not have the authority to eliminate statutorily authorized agencies [like USAID]."Feb 03, 2025
Jamie Raskin
Jamie Raskin"And just like Elon Musk did not create USAID, he doesn't have the power to destroy it. And who's going to stop him? We are."Feb 03, 2025
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van HollenElon Musk "doesn't get to shut down the Agency for International Development."Feb 03, 2025
Noam Unger
Noam Unger"If Congress pushes through drastic cuts to an agency of the federal government [USAID], it can work to shut things down."Mar 27, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"USAID has been run by a bunch of radical lunatics and we're getting them out and then we'll make a decision."Feb 05, 2025
Thomas Pepinsky
Thomas Pepinsky"Elon Musk's attempts to close USAID are not only illegal, they are also fundamentally incompatible with the United States' national interest."Feb 05, 2025
Brian Mast
Brian MastUSAID "is likely going to be rolled more closely under- under Secretary Rubio."Feb 02, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk"We're shutting it [USAID] down."Feb 03, 2025
Scott R. Anderson
Scott R. Anderson"The Trump administration may now be backing down [from abolishing USAID]."Feb 05, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"CLOSE IT [USAID] DOWN!"Feb 08, 2025
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio“USAID may move, reorganize, and integrate certain missions, bureaus, and offices into the Department of State, and the remainder of the Agency may be abolished consistent with applicable law."Feb 03, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk"We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper."Mar 13, 2025
Christopher Scott Murphy
Christopher Scott Murphy"A President cannot eliminate an appropriated federal agency by executive order."Mar 10, 2025
Jamie Raskin
Jamie Raskin"We're not going to allow this to happen. It will not stand."Feb 03, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk"USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die."Mar 10, 2025
Andy Kim
Andy Kim"Trump/Musk cannot unilaterally close USAID or transfer under State."Mar 10, 2025


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