“Elon Musk, you didn’t create USAID—the United States Congress did, for the American people. And just like Elon Musk did not create USAID, he doesn’t have the power to destroy it. And who’s going to stop him? We are. We’re going to stop him.
“Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payment systems of the United States Department of Treasury, but you don’t control the money of the American people. The United States Congress does that—under Article I of the Constitution.
“And just like the president, who was elected to something, cannot impound the money of the people, we don’t have a fourth branch of government called Elon Musk. And that’s going to become real clear.
“This illegal, unconstitutional interference with congressional power is threatening lives all over the world. I’m hearing from my constituents who work for USAID, and USAID contractors, in Maryland, in Washington, all over the world.
“And they’re telling us that this is a killer: in terms of their cutoff of HIV and AIDS preemption. It’s a killer: in terms of anti-malarial education. It’s a killer: in terms of all of the efforts to shut down global viruses.
“Now, I don’t know what Elon Musk’s intentions are. I don’t know what Elon Musk’s motivations are. I don’t know what his purposes are—but they’ve got nothing to do with what has been lawfully adopted by the people of the United States of America, through the Congress of the United States. We’re going to defend USAID all the way.” Rep. Jamie Raskin, speaking yesterday outside USAID headquarters.
Last night, Musk responded to the video of Raskin’s speech by accusing him of taking “kickbacks and bribes.”
BREAKING: Rep. Jamie Raskin blasts Elon Musk outside USAID HQ, declaring that Democrats will block DOGE from eliminating government waste and fraud.
“Elon Musk, you didn’t create USAID.”
“He doesn’t have the power to destroy it, and who will stop him? We are!”
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