Democratic lawmakers to hold news conference at USAID headquarters

[Michie]

A group of House and Senate Democrats is holding a news conference at the headquarters for USAID, which Elon Musk has said he and Trump are shutting down.

The 1 p.m. ET event will be held by Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, as well as Democratic Reps. Don Beyer and Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Jamie Raskin and Johnny Olszewski of Maryland.

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[Michie]

On Monday, though, Musk called USAID “beyond repair” and “hopeless.” He also said the agency was “not an apple with a worm in it, but we have actually just a ball of worms.”

In a post on X, Musk added that he had “spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper. Could gone to some great parties. Did that instead.”

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Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID

Musk announced the planned closure of the foreign assistance agency early Monday on social media.

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[Fantine]

Much of USAID's funds are distributed through charities.Catholic Relief Services lost half its revenue. That means Africa has water, food, and malaria crises and people, especially infants, will die.
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