Secretary of State Marco Rubio was named Acting Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday following scrutiny of the organization led by Elon Musk.
In a statement, Rubio’s press team accused USAID of straying from “its original mission of responsibly advancing American interests abroad,” adding that “it is now abundantly clear that significant portions of USAID funding are not aligned with the core national interests of the United States.”
USAID, created in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, gives tens of billions in civilian aid and development assistance to foreign countries each year.
Musk, who is heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), accused USAID of being beyond repair and said President Donald Trump agreed with him that it should be shut down and rolled into the State Department.
“It became apparent that…
