+OverSword Posted February 3 #1 Share Posted February 3 (edited) Quote Tech billionaire Elon Musk said early Monday that President Trump has “agreed” to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which administers billions of dollars of humanitarian, development and security assistance in more than 100 countries. “None of this could be done without the full support of the President, you know. And with regard to the USAID stuff, I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said in an X Spaces discussion. “And I actually checked with him a few times. I said, ‘Are you sure?’ He’s like, ‘Yes,’” Musk added. “So we’re shutting it down.” Musk said in the discussion — which included former DOGE co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) — that there was no hope for USAID to improve and instead they would be forced to shutter the agency. Link I believe that this will lose in appeal as Congress approved all the money for that agency. I would love to see the press perform some due diligence on this story and find out exactly what corruption is occurring in USAID. I have no doubt that there are some inappropriately used funds. Edited February 3 by OverSword 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted February 3 #2 Share Posted February 3 Elon is really off the hook!!!! This is hilarious!! 🤣 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra3 Posted February 3 #3 Share Posted February 3 All the shocking ways USAID spent your money HIV research about transgenders Millions to COVID lab in China Serbian LGBTQ group Electric vehicles in Vietnam Trans care clinics LGBTQ initiatives globally Operas in Columbia Peruvian trans comic books Efforts to 'expand atheism' abroad 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted February 3 #4 Share Posted February 3 Isn't that Ivanka's pet project from Trump 1 administration? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.A.T.1961 Posted February 3 #5 Share Posted February 3 Apparently the US pays about 50% of all aid globally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted February 3 #6 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, Zebra3 said: Efforts to 'expand atheism' abroad "In Nepal" not "abroad" is what the article says. And that doesn't make sense because it's a Hindu and Buddhist country that has a "Freedom from Religion" law banning missionaries. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Duck Posted February 3 #7 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Piney said: "In Nepal" not "abroad" is what the article says. And that doesn't make sense because it's a Hindu and Buddhist country that has a "Freedom from Religion" law banning missionaries. All those programs would be listed in the Annual Performance Plans, wouldn't they? But, twitterz iz gud enuff. Edited February 3 by Golden Duck 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted February 3 #8 Share Posted February 3 7 minutes ago, Golden Duck said: All those programs would be listedvin the Annual Performance Plans, wouldn't they? But, twitterz iz gud enuff. This is great stuff. 😆 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted February 3 #9 Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, Zebra3 said: All the shocking ways USAID spent your money HIV research about transgenders Millions to COVID lab in China Serbian LGBTQ group Electric vehicles in Vietnam Trans care clinics LGBTQ initiatives globally Operas in Columbia Peruvian trans comic books Efforts to 'expand atheism' abroad I think I got the message, lol. Maybe a stupid question from a Dutch guy, but what is the USAID supposed to spend the money on? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra3 Posted February 3 #10 Share Posted February 3 Nothing anymore. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted February 3 #11 Share Posted February 3 17 minutes ago, Abramelin said: I think I got the message, lol. Maybe a stupid question from a Dutch guy, but what is the USAID supposed to spend the money on? Disaster relief? Bribing government officials most likely. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cho Jinn Posted February 3 #12 Share Posted February 3 12 minutes ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said: Disaster relief? You’d think. Maybe ask East Palestine, OH and North Carolina generally. At least up until about two weeks (!) ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted February 3 Author #13 Share Posted February 3 18 minutes ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said: Disaster relief? Bribing government officials most likely. That's my thought. I would be shocked if less than half of the money didn't end up in the pockets of despots, warlords, and the uber wealthy. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted February 3 #14 Share Posted February 3 13 minutes ago, OverSword said: That's my thought. I would be shocked if less than half of the money didn't end up in the pockets of despots, warlords, and the uber wealthy. No wonder the butt hurt, Elon was not on the distribution list for the uber wealthy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted February 3 #15 Share Posted February 3 14 minutes ago, OverSword said: That's my thought. I would be shocked if less than half of the money didn't end up in the pockets of despots, warlords, and the uber wealthy. Well, as long as these despots and warlords like to dress like women, it must be ok. Right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted February 3 #16 Share Posted February 3 59 minutes ago, Cho Jinn said: You’d think. Maybe ask East Palestine, OH and North Carolina generally. At least up until about two weeks (!) ago. Really? Trump freeze on federal aid may ensnare billions in funding to North Carolina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted February 3 #17 Share Posted February 3 I don't understand the emphasis on "agreed". Is it to insinuate that Trump is just a rubber stamp for Musk? If so, it's kind of silly. Musk took on a role offered by the President and is performing that role. He is finding waste and reporting to the President for his determination of next steps. In this case, he agreed with Musk's appraisal and was permitted to act. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted February 3 #18 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 12 minutes ago, and-then said: Musk took on a role offered by the President Turds attract flies. Edited February 3 by Abramelin 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted February 3 #19 Share Posted February 3 7 minutes ago, susieice said: Really? Trump freeze on federal aid may ensnare billions in funding to North Carolina One of North Carolina's representatives is quoted in the piece: Republican Rep. Tim Moore of Kings Mountain said in a statement that “the White House has assured” him that FEMA relief will continue uninterrupted, despite those programs’ inclusion in the list distributed by the OMB on Monday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Duck Posted February 3 #20 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, Abramelin said: I think I got the message, lol. Maybe a stupid question from a Dutch guy, but what is the USAID supposed to spend the money on? Ivank was trying to do woke, DEI nonsense like empower women 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted February 3 #21 Share Posted February 3 5 hours ago, OverSword said: I would love to see the press perform some due diligence on this story I'd love to see them do some due diligence on anything. They're just propagandists now. This is only the beginning. If they cannot kill DOGE, we can expect hair-on-fire reactions from this point forward. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted February 3 Author #22 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Abramelin said: Turds attract flies. I wonder if your country was using your tax dollars to fund the planet and were quadrillions of Kronors in debt how you would feel about having that leak plugged? 🤔 Edited February 3 by OverSword 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVK Posted February 3 #23 Share Posted February 3 3 hours ago, Abramelin said: I think I got the message, lol. Maybe a stupid question from a Dutch guy, but what is the USAID supposed to spend the money on? https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/02/03/mike_benz_there_is_no_aid_in_usaid_its_not_a_charity.html 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katniss Posted February 3 #24 Share Posted February 3 I am hearing that the whole thing cannot be gotten rid of, only paused by executive orders, because congress has the power of the purse. Also, Isreal and Egypt are still receiving USAid. Fact or not fact? "Enquiring minds want to know". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVK Posted February 4 #25 Share Posted February 4 2 hours ago, WVK said: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/02/03/mike_benz_there_is_no_aid_in_usaid_its_not_a_charity.html The USAID website reports that between February 27, 2012, and August 31, 2016, it gave $4,819,125 in taxpayer money to Soros’s Open Society Foundation https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/331026-why-is-the-state-department-refusing-to-disclose-soros/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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