Elon Musk and Trump Target Treasury and USAID in Controversial Government Overhaul

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Elon Musk Has Broken the Constitutional Order

The tech oligarch has unleashed his slow-rolling coup d’etat across the federal government, and it’s not clear anything can prevent a total takeover.

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You’re Fired! Trump Turns the Tables on Anti-Free Speech USAID

You’re Fired! Trump Turns the Tables on Anti-Free Speech USAID The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has spent years targeting free speech, but its reign of error is ending, as the new president abruptly told employees not to show up to work. President Donald Trump just announced his decision to temporarily shut down USAID’s headquarters while he and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) decide whether to axe the corrup…

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Susan Collins ‘very concerned’ about Elon Musk’s moves in Washington

Sen. Susan Collins told reporters on Monday she is “very concerned” about Elon Musk and his assistants demanding personal information from federal employees. “I’m not sure where the authority of that would come from,” the Republican senator from Maine reportedly said. President Donald Trump named Musk, the world’s richest man, a special government employee, which subjects him to less stringent rules on ethics and financial disclosures than other…

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Elon Musk is many things, but he ain't Einstein

The Tesla, Trump & Twitter guy is too functional, too mercenary, too glib, too lacking in humanity and too morally compromised to be a philosopher king.

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Donald Trump's henchman, without any democratic mandate, dismembers American government agencies. An administrative coup that resembles a coup d'Etat.

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Elon Musk Labels USAID as 'Criminal Entity': Sparks Political Storm - Real News Now

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, criticized the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), labeling it a ‘criminal entity’ over the weekend, echoing sentiments expressed by President Donald Trump who referred to it as being ‘steered by extremists’ and suggested his administration is evaluating its continuance. According to Trump, the direction of the organization is keenly watched, and decisions regarding its future will be made once the current le…