{"id":7453,"date":"2025-02-09T03:35:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=7453"},"modified":"2025-02-09T03:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:35:51","slug":"bill-gates-sounds-off-after-musks-doge-shutters-usaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareinfo24.com\/?p=7453","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates Sounds Off After Musk\u2019s DOGE Shutters USAID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft founder Bill Gates used an appearance with the far-left co-hosts of ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View\u201d on Tuesday to complain about fellow billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency\u2019s efforts to shutter USAID.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, Elon, his private sector work, you know, has been very innovative, really fantastic,\u201d Gates said following news that USAID offices had been closed and the charity\u2019s funds frozen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of private sector people, when they get into government, they don\u2019t take the time necessarily to see what the good work is or why it\u2019s structured the way it is, so I\u2019m a little worried, particularly with this USAID stuff,\u201d Gates continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy foundation partners with USAID on nutrition and getting vaccines out, and, you know, there\u2019s incredible people,\u201d he added. \u201cYou know, they\u2019re not actually worms that work there. So, you know, hopefully, we\u2019ll get some of that work back in shape. In fact, if we don\u2019t, you know, you could have literally millions of deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1886820789065789589&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fbill-doge-89273%2F&amp;sessionId=51fa1d2ca07d2c7ca5a3ccd21857098a1185227d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1886820789065789589\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>USAID has recently come under scrutiny as part of Elon Musk\u2019s DOGE initiative to reduce government waste and spending, placing added focus on the record of Samantha Power, the agency\u2019s administrator throughout much of the Biden administration, Fox News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/who-is-samantha-power-meet-biden-era-usaid-leader-facing-backlash-musks-doge-crackdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Power, who served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017 during the Obama administration after a role on his National Security Council, took leadership of USAID in the early days of the Biden administration. She was tasked with overseeing the tens of billions of dollars allocated for foreign aid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the most pressing challenges facing our nation is restoring and strengthening America\u2019s global leadership as a champion of democracy, human rights, and the dignity of all people,\u201d then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said in a statement at the time of Power\u2019s appointment. \u201cFew Americans are better equipped to help lead that work than Ambassador Samantha Power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Power was directly involved in the Obama administration\u2019s surveillance of Trump\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign and attempted to obtain Michael Flynn\u2019s redacted identity through an \u201cunmasking\u201d request on at least seven occasions, as previously reported by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>This came despite her testimony under oath before the House Intelligence Committee, where she claimed to have \u201cno recollection\u201d of ever making such a request, even once.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Power argue that she has played a crucial role in delivering U.S. assistance to war-torn regions such as Ukraine and Gaza, as well as providing aid for humanitarian crises in countries like Haiti, Armenia, and Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>USAID has faced growing criticism from Republicans over its alleged funding of coronavirus-related research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. Additionally, the agency has come under scrutiny for millions of dollars in aid supporting LGBT rights abroad, as well as substantial funding for migrant crises in other countries.<\/p>\n<p>This includes nearly $45 million earmarked for emergency food assistance and economic support for Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, Fox noted.<\/p>\n<p>Musk announced in an audio-only message on X over the weekend that \u201cwe\u2019re in the process\u201d of \u201cshutting down USAID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Fox News Digital review of USAID\u2019s recent history reveals that the agency has long been accused of financial mismanagement and corruption, well before Trump\u2019s second administration. The spending that occurred under Power\u2019s leadership is expected to remain a focal point of discussion among Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>A 53-year-old Syrian national, Mahmoud Al Hafyan, was charged in November 2024 for allegedly diverting over $9 million in U.S.-funded humanitarian aid to terrorist groups, including Al-Nusrah Front, Fox reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft founder Bill Gates used an appearance with the far-left co-hosts of ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View\u201d on Tuesday to complain about fellow billionaire Elon Musk and his Department&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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