President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has executed a sweeping takeover of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), locking out top officials and sealing off the agency’s headquarters. The move has left entrenched bureaucrats unable to access internal systems, halting operations entirely.
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 agents gained control over USAID’s financial systems and classified files after a tense standoff with agency leadership. Two high-ranking security officials, including Director of Security John Voorhees, were placed on leave after attempting to block access. More than 600 employees were locked out of their workstations overnight, while by morning, yellow police tape surrounded the headquarters, preventing any attempt to regain control.
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 took to X to confirm that Trump had personally reviewed DOGE’s findings and agreed that USAID should be shut down. A White House statement blasted the agency’s history of unaccountable spending, revealing that taxpayer money had been funneled into DEI initiatives, electric vehicle projects, and global LGBTQ outreach rather than direct humanitarian aid.
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
Financial records have also revealed troubling connections between USAID and Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company tied to Hunter Biden. Reports further indicate that USAID funds were used to support legal efforts against Trump, raising questions about whether the agency was operating as a political weapon rather than a neutral aid organization.
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
Democrats and federal worker unions have responded with lawsuits against DOGE and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, claiming that financial and personnel records were accessed without authorization. Senate Democrats have demanded that Secretary of State Marco Rubio explain how DOGE managed to bypass USAID leadership and seize control of its operations.
USAID’s website has been taken offline, and there are reports that the agency could be absorbed into the State Department. With leadership locked out and funding frozen, USAID’s future remains uncertain as Trump’s push to dismantle Washington’s entrenched bureaucracy moves full speed ahead.
