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Musk brands USAID 'criminal', Trump calls its leaders 'radical lunatics'

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. [AFP]

Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a "criminal organization" on Sunday, as President Donald Trump claimed the agency was "run by radical lunatics" and said he was considering its future.

The assault on the agency tasked with humanitarian relief overseas marks a significant new front in Trump's move to give unprecedented power to Musk to upend government departments and counter what the pair consider wasteful official spending and overreach.

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