There’s more to Elon Musk targeting USAID than meets the eye, and none of it looks good for him

USAID. Musk has claimed he only wants this because the agency is corrupt, comparing it to “a ball of worms.” However, California Senator Adam Schiff and multiple reports have suggested that Musk’s motives might be entirely different — covering up his ongoing investigations by multiple agencies.

Musk’s special advisory status in the Trump istration came with a promise to cut the annual budget by $2 trillion during the 2024 election campaigns. Experts pointed out multiple reasons why that would be impossible, as it would require Musk to make inroads into vital government agencies. Still, Musk remains adamant that cuts will be made. True to his word, Musk and President Trump set their sights on USAID. Musk has previously described the agency as a criminal organization. What he hasn’t described, however, is his direct relationship with USAID in providing Starlink terminals to war-torn Ukraine, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

The New Republic reports that Musk’s Starlink made $1 million from USAID off these deals. Musk was clearly proud of aiding Ukraine, as he took to his X to take sole credit for providing the Ukrainian army with Starlink terminals, even calling it the backbone of their entire military communication. What he failed to mention, however, was that the Ukrainian army only received these terminals with the help of the so-called “arm of the radical-left globalist.”

A major factor for why Ukraine was NOT overrun by Russia is the Starlink I provided, at great risk to @SpaceX cyber & physical attack by Russian military forces.

Starlink is the BACKBONE of Ukrainian military communications at the front lines, because everything else… https://t.co/FCTKlNN9pQ

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2024

They’re an arm of the radical-left globalists https://t.co/tI0QJW1qP1

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2025

This pattern of Musk omitting vital information has prompted Schiff to demand answers regarding Musk’s potential conflicts of interest. Citing Musk’s multiple companies running federal contracts, Senator Schiff sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, stating in part: “Mr. Musk’s compliance with federal conflicts of interest and other related obligations remains unknown to Congress and the public.”

Moreover, several of Musk’s companies are currently under investigation by government agencies. For instance, the Tesla for design flaws in its autopilot feature that led to avoidable crashes. Meanwhile, the FDA and the Department of Agriculture are investigating Musk’s company Neuralink for its animal testing practices, which resulted in the deaths of 1,500 animals at Neuralink facilities.

Schiff’s letter expressed concern that Musk may use his new government agency to shield his multiple companies from federal scrutiny. These incoming revelations, though gradual, have already led other senators to in the outcry over Musk’s growing influence within the government. Senator Bernie Sanders released a lengthy TikTok video accusing Musk and the rest of his “broligarchy” crew of seeking a new state of affairs where they are never held able because they believe they have a “divine right” to be above the rest of society.

There’s hardly a single person who has had a close relationship with Musk over the years who has given a positive assessment of his lust for power. Yet — somehow — we’re supposed to believe that his self-appointed role in DOGE is purely driven by altruism. All signs point to Senator Sanders being right: this istration’s entire goal is to exploit conservatives’ trust in them to build empires off the backs of the most disenfranchised groups in society.