Democrats flew into a rage after Marco Rubio revealed the total number of USAID contracts canceled by DOGE
Donald Trump shut down the USAID and gave Marco Rubio six weeks to determine if any programs should be preserved under the State Department.
The review is complete.
And Democrats flew into a rage after Marco Rubio revealed the total number of USAID contracts canceled by DOGE.
The Biden administration funneled more than $40 billion in taxpayer dollars per year to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
But an audit by Elon Musk’s DOGE exposed USAID as the most corrupt agency in the entire federal government.
The audit showed Democrats have been using USAID to fund DEI programs around the world and to topple foreign governments.
“For decades, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been unaccountable to taxpayers as it funnels massive sums of money to the ridiculous — and, in many cases, malicious — pet projects of entrenched bureaucrats, with next-to-no oversight,” a White House press release read following DOGE’s audit.
All hell broke loose when Donald Trump shut down USAID and transferred the critical parts to Marco Rubio at the State Department.
Trump also placed all USAID direct-hire staffers on leave except for those deemed essential.
Employees were also notified that USAID “was beginning a reduction in force that would eliminate 2,000 U.S.-based jobs.”
A judge temporarily blocked Trump’s order placing the staff on leave.
However, that decision was overturned when a judge ruled that it was ok if the administration “deems it necessary to place thousands of workers on leave in order to review U.S.-backed foreign assistance.”
Donald Trump gave Marco Rubio six weeks to review all programs at the USAID and determine which, if any, should not be terminated.
Rubio just finished his six week review with the help of Elon Musk and DOGE.
Only 18% of the programs survived the audit.
83% were terminated that did not serve America’s interest.
“After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID,” Rubio wrote on X.
“The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States,” he continued. “In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department.”
He thanked DOGE for putting in long hours to help “achieve this overdue and historic reform.”
The media tried to drive a wedge between Rubio and Musk last week during the Cabinet meeting.
But they failed.
Musk commented on Rubio’s post and said he enjoyed working with him.
“Tough, but necessary,” Elon wrote.
“Good working with you,” he continued. “The important parts of USAID should always have been with Dept of State.”
Americans elected Donald Trump to take a sledgehammer to the federal bureaucracy.
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