On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused USAID's leadership of "insubordination" and said he was now its "acting head". US President Donald Trump and one of his top advisers, billionaire Elon Musk, have been strongly critical of the agency.

Democrats are pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempt to gut an agency that provides crucial aid overseas to fund education and fight starvation and disease

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.”