Elon Musk alleges USAID a “criminal organisation”

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Washington DC: Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Sunday, calling it a “criminal organisation” after Donald Trump moved to freeze the bulk of Washington’s foreign assistance for three months. The Trump administration has since issued waivers for food and other humanitarian aid.

But aid workers say uncertainty reigns – and that the impact is already being felt by some of the world’s most vulnerable.

Trump has tasked Musk with cutting the Government workforce and slashing what the Republican calls waste and unnecessary spending under the guise of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is now reportedly taking aim at the USAID.

“The USAID is a criminal organisation,” Musk wrote on his ‘X’ platform, replying to a video alleging USAID involvement in “rogue CIA work” and “internet censorship.”