President Donald Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting administrator of USAID, according to a statement published on Feb. 3. The announcement came shortly after Trump's ally Elon Musk claimed that he had the president's support in shutting down the agency.Members of Congress gathered outside the USAID headquarters in Washington, condemning what they called an "illegal maneuver" by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk, who Trump has tasked with reducing the size of the federal government.The lawmakers also protested reports that USAID employees had been ordered not to report to work and were locked out of government email and accounts. The Congress members accused Musk of interfering in U.S. foreign aid programs while his companies, including SpaceX, continue to receive Pentagon contracts.
Content Original Link: