What will define Elon Musk’s legacy? Doge cuts to USAID Ebola programs
- SpaceX stock dropped precipitously after its initial public offering, and Tesla faces a wave of lawsuits.
- But instead of focusing on his companies, Musk has posted frequently on X about the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which he helped dismantle – or, in his words, feed into the woodchipper – last year.
- “Elon’s USAID crash-out over the past week has been a thing to behold,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, a former top USAID official who oversaw the agency’s Ebola response in 2014-2015 and the president of Refugees International.
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- SpaceX stock dropped precipitously after its initial public offering, and Tesla faces a wave of lawsuits.
- But instead of focusing on his companies, Musk has posted frequently on X about the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which he helped dismantle – or, in his words, feed into the woodchipper – last year.
- “Elon’s USAID crash-out over the past week has been a thing to behold,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, a former top USAID official who oversaw the agency’s Ebola response in 2014-2015 and the president of Refugees International.
Sources: Guardian