The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off

Summary

Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAID has triggered a global humanitarian crisis, blocking life-saving medical supplies, halting food aid, and forcing aid organizations to close.

Experts predict thousands of deaths, especially among women and children, as famine and disease spread.

Trump’s 90-day aid freeze has disrupted critical programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, affecting millions.

Critics call the move an “extinction-level event” for humanitarian aid.

  • @[email protected]English
    50•21 hours ago

    The cruelty is the point. It’s ridiculous. How can people be so driven by hate and greed to do such a thing?

    • FenrirIIIEnglish
      3•6 hours ago

      You don’t become a millionaire or this high in public office without being a sociopath