Donald Trump leaves Usaid and threatened: “Then we will make a decision”

President Donald Trump harshly criticized the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), stating that it has been directed by “radical lunatics” and that its administration is in the process of removing them.

The former president hinted that, after these changes, he will evaluate the future of the agency. USAID is known for financing various NGOs in the world and Colombia is no exception.

“It has been directed by a group of radical lunatics and we are drawing them … and then we will make a decision”said the president of the United States in an interview with the media Fox News.

His statements have generated divided reactions, with his followers celebrating the position and his critics pointing out possible implications for international cooperation.

In addition, these words are given after Donald Trump’s government Place two USAID security bosses under license after they refused to deliver secret material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s government inspection equipmentthey reported a The Associated Press An active official and an ex -official.

Members of the Government Efficiency Department headed by Musk (Doge) Finally they obtained on Saturday to the secret information of the Aid Agency, which includes intelligence reportssaid the former official.

Musk’s Doge team lacked a sufficiently high security authorization to access that information, so the two USAID security officials – John Vorhees and his attached Brian McGill— They believed they were legally obliged to deny access.

American officials – both the one who is active as the one – had knowledge of the incident and They spoke on condition of saving anonymity because they are not authorized to share the information.

Musk responded to a publication about the news on social network X, saying: “USAID is a criminal organization. It’s time to disappear “. Then he continued with several additional publications on X about the aid agency.

Kate Miller, who is part of an Advisory Council for Doge, said in a separate publication that did not access secret material “without adequate security authorizations.”

The White House did not respond at the moment to a request for comments.

This happened a day after the Doge carried out a similar operation in the Treasury Department, obtaining access to delicate information that included the payment systems of Social Security clients and the Medicare. The Washington Post He informed that a senior treasure officer had resigned because the Musk team accessed delicate information.

Musk formed the Doge in cooperation with the Trump government, with the declared objective of finding ways to fire federal workers, cutting programs and reducing federal regulations.

USAID, whose website disappeared on Saturday without explanation, It has been one of the federal agencies most attacked by Trump’s governmentin the midst of a growing wave of measures to reduce the federal government and many of its programs.

The Trump government and Secretary of State Frame Help have forced themselves to fire thousands of people -, And they have ordered to take licenses and permits that have decimated the leadership and agency staff in Washington.

The United States is, however, the largest worldwide donor of humanitarian aid. USAID manages billions of dollars in humanitarian, development and security assistance in more than 100 countries.

Peter Marocco, who returns to the government after working in Trump’s first mandate, was a leader in closing execution. Usaid employees say strangers with visiting badges who ask employee questions within the agency headquarters in Washington are members of the Musk Doge team.