In a stunning move, Elon Musk has taken decisive action to eliminate the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), resulting in the agency’s official website going offline.
Musk’s announcement came on Monday, revealing that cost-cutting measures endorsed by President Trump included the immediate shutdown of USAID, an organization crucial for distributing foreign humanitarian aid. Reports indicate that security personnel were instructed to prevent federal employees from accessing the premises.
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Shortly before the shutdown of USAID, its website became inaccessible, displaying a server error message. Concerns arose among government employees and Democratic lawmakers, as they were redirected to a State Department page that merely summarized USAID’s functions.
This action follows previous website removals by the administration, including those for the now-defunct Office for Gun Violence Prevention and various pages related to LGBTQ resources and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
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