Trump has claimed without evidence that USAID was rife with fraud and run by "radical left lunatics," while Musk falsely accused it of being a "criminal" organization.

Pete Marocco, deputy administrator-designate at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), arrives to meet with members of Congress to discuss foreign assistance, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 5, 2025.
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