On Wednesday, USAID announced that its employees worldwide would be placed on administrative leave effective February 7, with non-essential contracts terminated.
US President Donald Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting head of USAID on Monday. Rubio notified Congress that a review of USAID’s foreign assistance activities was underway with an eye toward a potential reorganization.
US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who leads the consultative Department of Government Efficiency, said that Trump had agreed to shut down USAID. Musk referred to the agency as a "criminal organization" that "needs to die."