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Bono criticises USAid cuts in lengthy interview with podcaster Joe Rogan
- During a June 2025 interview with Joe Rogan, Bono claimed that drastic reductions in USAID funding, overseen by Elon Musk's newly established Department of Government Efficiency , have resulted in the deaths of over 300,000 people, primarily children.
- Following a federal directive aimed at reducing spending by $1 trillion, more than 80% of USAID’s $42 billion budget was eliminated, as reported by multiple sources.
- Bono cited a study by infectious disease expert Brooke Nichols predicting many deaths from stranded food, water, and medical aid caused by layoffs and disrupted distribution systems.
- Musk denied these claims on his social platform X, calling Bono "a liar" and stating "Zero people have died!", while aid workers and experts warn mortality has already increased.
- This controversy highlights conflicting accounts about the humanitarian impact of USAID cuts, with experts agreeing severe consequences are likely if funding is not restored promptly.
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Rubio says no one is dying from USAID cuts. This reporter went to Africa and says that's not true.
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by NPR's Global Health Correspondent Gabrielle Emanuel who recently traveled to Africa and found the that stark reality is that the cuts to U.S. aid are indeed having deadly consequences.
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Speaking during a recent appearance on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, lead U2 singer Bono, a longtime activist trying to end world hunger, made the absurd claim that the cuts that President Trump and his administration made to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have caused over 300,000 deaths already. Rogan quickly shot him down, and soon, Elon got involved too. As background, it was nearly as soon as he entered office th…
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from Moonbattery: Not everyone is delighted that the plug has been pulled on the looting spree known as USAID. The superannuated moonbat pop star Bono proclaims that 300,000 have died due to the interruption in the flow of our money into the pockets of Democrats and their foreign friends: Bono took a swing at the Trump administration […]
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