Musk says Trump will shut down $40bn 'lunatic-run' foreign aid agency | LBC
February 3, 2025
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as posted by the channelLewis Goodall is joined by former Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister Alistair Burt to discuss Elon Musk’s claim that Donald Trump has agreed to shut down USAID, the US agency responsible for international development.
In a message on Twitter, Musk stated: "We're shutting it down," adding that he had the "full support of the president."He described the agency as "beyond repair."
USAID’s funding is determined by Congress, with a budget of approximately $40 billion for the 2023 fiscal year, according to a recent Congressional Research Service report. The agency primarily supports foreign aid and overseas charities.
Commenting on the issue, Burt tells Goodall: "There's no democratic element of this – it seems to be being done on a whim and an ideology,", adding that "the language used is sinister."
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