Trump Shuts Down USAID: The Deep State Meltdown Begins

"Musk’s DOGE is exposing the unaccountable power USAID wielded, and the Democratic establishment is terrified."

President Donald Trump has ordered the immediate shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), citing massive corruption, waste, and its role as a covert arm of the Deep State.

Under the leadership of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), USAID’s headquarters were shuttered, employees were locked out of their systems, and funds frozen.

An email was sent to USAID personnel said that the move was taken by “Agency leadership”:

“At the direction of Agency leadership, the USAID headquarters at the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C. will be closed to Agency personnel on Monday, February 3, 2025."

"Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remotely tomorrow, with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership."

The email added that replies should be directed to Gavin Kliger, a special adviser to the director of the Office of Personnel Management and who works for DOGE.

Donald Trump explained the drastic move to CNN and the future of USAID.

“It’s been run by a bunch of radical lunatics, and we’re getting them out, and then we’ll make a decision.”

Trump’s decisive action came after DOGE gained access to USAID’s financial records, exposing rampant fraud, unauthorized expenditures, and what appears to be the agency’s defiance of executive orders.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been appointed as the acting director to oversee the agency’s dismantling and the redirection of foreign aid policies.

The Left Loses Its Mind: Democrats Rally to Defend USAID’s Corrupt Empire

Predictably, the Democratic Party has gone into full meltdown mode. Representative Ilhan Omar was among the first to cry foul, calling Trump’s actions “dictatorial” and claiming that shutting down USAID signals the beginning of a “tyrannical regime.”

Ilhan Omar’s attachment to USAID becomes curiouser when one considers that her home country of Somalia is a direct beneficiary of U.S. taxpayer dollars.

“Ilhan Omar supports USAID because almost $2.3 billion of our tax dollars were wasted on Somalia,” noted Paul Szypula. “Omar swore allegiance to Somalia over America.”

As she put it, “I am here to protect the interests of Somalia from within the US system.”

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) also argued that the president doesn’t have the authority to shut down the agency, even as the Constitution clearly grants the executive branch control over foreign policy.

Meanwhile, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) threatened to stall State Department nominees unless Trump’s “attack” on USAID is reversed.

The outrage is telling. USAID has long been the Democrats' cash cow, a slush fund for advancing their globalist agenda. With nearly 97% of political contributions from USAID employees going to Democrats, it’s no surprise they’re willing to fight tooth and nail to keep their golden goose alive.

Where Did the Money Go? USAID’s Web of Foreign Influence and Regime Change

USAID is not, and never has been, a humanitarian aid agency—it is a front for intelligence operations, regime change, and foreign meddling. Here’s where USAID’s so-called “foreign aid” has been funneled in recent years: