
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has successfully cut off the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), blocking top officials from access to internal systems and securing the agency’s headquarters. The move, part of Trump’s effort to dismantle Deep State control, has sidelined entrenched bureaucrats and frozen the agency’s financial operations.
They’re an arm of the radical-left globalists https://t.co/tI0QJW1qP1
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2025
🚨HOLY SMOKES: Karoline Leavitt just EXPOSED USAID by laying out exactly what taxpayers money is being wasted on:
– $2.5 MILLION to DEI in Serbia
– $70,000 onan Irish DEI musical
– $47,000 on transgender operas in Colombia
– $32,000 on a trans comic book in PeruSHUT IT DOWN! pic.twitter.com/WA2MNrPDDK
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 3, 2025
. @RepRaskin USAID was created by executive order by JFK. Not Congress you communist. It can be dismantled by executive order. pic.twitter.com/osobJrQpxE
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) February 3, 2025
DOGE personnel moved in and took control of USAID’s systems, locking more than 600 employees out overnight. Senior security officials attempted to prevent DOGE’s access to classified files but were immediately placed on leave. Those still inside the building were ordered out, and by morning, the main entrance was sealed off with yellow police tape, preventing any return to business as usual.
If USAID Did Not Exist, Bolsonaro Would Still Be President Of Brazil pic.twitter.com/Uat3Kr8RKY
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) February 4, 2025
$2 million for sex changes in Guatemala
$6 million to fund “tourism” in Egypt
Millions to the EcoHealth Alliance (Wuhan Lab Leak)
$20 million on an Iraq Sesame Street show
And this is just the tip of the iceberg on the USAID scam pic.twitter.com/6RPmrQRxq2
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 4, 2025
7 months ago, I tried to DEFUND USAID.
Only 81 Republicans voted “aye” which is “yes” to my amendment to prohibit funding to USAID.
127 Republicans and 204 Democrats voted NO to my amendment and voted to FUND USAID.
I FULLY SUPPORT ELIMINATING USAID!!! pic.twitter.com/XpSAW9Ap5C
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) February 3, 2025
Musk confirmed on X that Trump had reviewed DOGE’s findings and supported shutting USAID down entirely. The White House issued a statement condemning the agency’s unchecked spending, citing billions funneled into global DEI programs, electric vehicle projects, and political initiatives disguised as aid. Officials argue that taxpayer money has been misused for years with little accountability.
Hysterical reactions like this is how you know that @DOGE is doing work that really matters.
This is the one shot the American people have to defeat BUREAUcracy, rule of the bureaucrats, and restore DEMOcracy, rule of the people. We’re never going to get another chance like… https://t.co/rwBqcp7veQ
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2025
Audit USAID…Then Shut it Down! pic.twitter.com/ooeFeQmAO3
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) February 3, 2025
Ron Paul is NOT HOLDING BACK 🔥
“USAID is a key component of the U.S. Government’s Regime Change Operations Worldwide. They spend $B’s every year…propping up NGO’s overseas that function as Shadow Governments…they must be SHUT DOWN…” pic.twitter.com/8xHVB7loYo
— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) February 4, 2025
Senator John Kennedy: “To my friends who are upset, call somebody who cares. You better get used to this. It’s USAID today, it’s gonna be Department of Education tomorrow.”
🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/k43BDnQmjt
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 4, 2025
Further scrutiny has revealed that USAID maintained financial ties to Burisma, the Ukrainian energy firm linked to Hunter Biden. Reports also indicate that the agency helped fund legal attacks on Trump, raising concerns that it was being used as a tool for political warfare rather than international assistance. Republicans have long criticized USAID’s bloated $40 billion budget, questioning where the money truly goes.
USAID is not a "humanitarian" effort. It's a CIA front. It's why the rest of the world HATES us.
In exchange for our tax dollars, we've asked countries to change their laws, accept abortion, promote transgenderism in their schools, open their markets to multinational… pic.twitter.com/eMhLyVhhTi
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) February 3, 2025
Ilhan Omar supports USAID because almost $2.3 billion of our tax dollars were wasted on Somalia. Omar swore allegiance to Somalia over America.
She said, “I am here to protect the interests of Somalia from within the US system.”
This violates Omar’s oath to Congress and the US. pic.twitter.com/kY7snfHJwa
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 3, 2025
That is exactly what is happening! https://t.co/PncYpudM8U
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2025
Democratic lawmakers and federal employee unions have responded with outrage, filing lawsuits against DOGE and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over alleged unauthorized access to sensitive records. Senate Democrats have demanded that Secretary of State Marco Rubio explain how DOGE was able to bypass USAID leadership and seize control so quickly.
With the agency’s website and databases offline, USAID’s future remains in limbo. There are reports that its operations may be absorbed into the State Department, eliminating its independence. As the legal battle unfolds, Trump’s efforts to dismantle Washington’s entrenched bureaucracy continue, leaving Deep State operatives scrambling to regain their footing.