Secretary of state says he has assumed control of agency to ‘align’ it with Trump’s priorities

Summary

Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared himself acting head of USAID as employees were locked out and the White House confirmed plans to merge the agency into the State Department.

Elon Musk took control of USAID’s headquarters, email systems, and security access. Musk, with Trump’s approval, is pushing to dismantle the agency, calling it “beyond repair.”

Democrats condemned the move, warning it endangers global aid efforts and benefits U.S. adversaries.

Sen. Brian Schatz vowed to block Trump’s State Department nominees in protest.

  • Chozo
    118•19 hours ago

    I’m pretty sure he doesn’t have the authority to do that.

    Then again, rules don’t mean shit anymore. So fuck it, I declare myself The Burger King while we’re at it.

    • @OrteilGenou
      45•19 hours ago

      Oooh can you bring back the original Whopper?

      • BigFigEnglish
        19•18 hours ago

        Best we got is Impossible Whopper

          • BigFigEnglish
            7•17 hours ago

            You’re gonna eat your cyberburder and you’re going to LIKE IT

            • Sam, The ManEnglish
              3•9 hours ago

              Burger proceeds to accelerate off the table, killing everyone inside

        • Flying Squid
          3•16 hours ago

          I tried that once. I think I still may be hallucinating from the vast amount of salt I ingested.

      • @FeathercrownEnglish
        4•16 hours ago

        Double burger triple whopper

        Lose the state and watch them prosper