Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”

Musk held a live session on X Spaces, previously known as Twitter Spaces, and said that he spoke in detail about USAID with the president.

Elon Musk said he's spoken with President Trump on the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) and "he agreed" that "we should shut it down." The big picture: Musk's comments during a late-night X spaces discussion followed reports that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) representatives had visited USAID's D.