For president Trump tech-billioner Elon Musk began the fast dismantling of US state systems. The first was to fly the United States Agency for global improvement (USAID), which the Trump government presents either as a waste of money or as a threat to Americans.
There are various stories on social media – from the fact that the USAID "crop transgenderity" abroad, by claiming that in 2013 the agency helped in the undemocratic takeover of power in Ukraine, to its alleged participation in the creation of coronavirus in a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, which USAID's work was to sponsor.
For this time, the national court temporarily suspended the mass dismissals of USAID personnel and the simplification of its programs. That does not mean that this is the end of the troubles of this agency, which, according to liberals and workers themselves, mainly provides food and medicines in the poorest places in the world, while building soft power America.
Despite fierce discussion in the U.S. media, the U.S.ID is the least of American problems, with the astonishment of observing the express smashing of national offices and institutions, which were to be an example of western unchangeable democracy for the full world. The American institutions may indeed have looked stable, but erstwhile it came to that, it abruptly turned out that the young and little-understanding empire from the planet only stuck on a flyer from the late 18th century – the American Constitution.
The ongoing changes already consist of the largest reconstruction of the American strategy since Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s. Even the star of right-wing media Tucker Carlson, who supports and promotes Trump and Musk's policies, begins to express concerns that the patient of America may die on the operating table due to the fact that his vital organs have been removed.
How does that work? The most crucial government agencies, specified as the Treasury, have featured young, even nineteen-year-old people who act as DOGE agents, the fresh Department of Government Efficiency, which Trump has called to life at the White House. Sent by Elon Musk – mainly erstwhile Tesla or SpaceX employees – neither represent names nor have permissions to access national agencies' systems and databases. But they have orders from Musk and the President's silent permission.
Directors and managers of these agencies are fighting almost physically against young people from Silicon Valley who are trying to access information about all payments of the Treasury (e.g. to keep these within the USAID) and delicate data (such as addresses and social safety numbers) of most Americans. The DOGE invasion of the Treasury has been blocked by a national justice so far. Musk has already called on social media to deprive him of office for this opposition.
Taking over power, Trump planned to release at least a 1000 government employees, mostly those he perceived as loyalists of the erstwhile administration. 160 people were released from the White home safety Council. The occupation was lost to seventeen general inspectors of the most crucial departments. The State Department has released 60 contracts to advance democracy and human rights.
Service staff (protection, secretariats) of the State Department and the White home were besides released, and in the Justice Department – a 1000 people dealing with Biden's administration consequence to the attack on the Capitol of January 6, 2021.
The national Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) went on a thorough review after Trump in fresh years fires close Los Angeles In California, he announced her failure. After the review, the president will decide whether to close or improvement the agency.
He besides talks about the liquidation of the Department of Education, where Musk has already let artificial intelligence into the horror of liberals. The FBI and the CIA are expected to be cleared, too. Although until late the agency had been an enemy of the left, Trump felt that it was full of lefties. Under ideological fire was the Office of Management and Budget – an institution that commands the national budget and oversees all government agencies, for example by informing national workers about erstwhile the government is closed, e.g. during the Washington snowstorm. Meanwhile, Musk is on the Pentagon.
As far as mass layoffs are concerned, 60,000 government workers have already declared their willingness to opt out of the seven-month severance offer. This shocking offer was sent to 2.3 million national workers. For now, the deadline for utilizing it has been extended and the program is blocked at national court level. The opposition argues that the offer of severance cannot be guaranteed by the President, due to the fact that legislature decides the budget, and the US has a budget only until March. Any subsequent expenditure will not be approved without the engagement of Democrats in Congress.
All work programmes and posts under the alleged DEI (Diversity Equity inclusion) and environmental justice are to be resolved. The corporations are already beginning to imitate the government, removing their own DEI programs and changing language on their pages, covering the traces of multiculturalism policy. Many of these companies carry out state contracts, but the private sector has besides picked up the trend. Even universities are at hazard due to the fact that any investigation and university-led topics become taboo: LGBTQ+ rights, the past of black and indigenous Americans, climate change and so on.
All government agencies at all level are holding back programmes that will be reviewed from the improvement of clean energy to medical research. Non-governmental organisations have stopped funding. DOGE will besides improve air traffic control, due to the fact that DEI besides entered the control towers and led to a plane crash at Reagan Airport, Washington, where 64 people were killed. This was 1 of the largest aviation disasters of the last decades, and it occurred little than 10 days after Trump took over, so he had to express his opinion and expressed: it was the responsibility of diversification and non-discrimination.
For the first week of DOGE stunts, Democrats in legislature were besides shocked to react. But last week the organization came to its senses. Democratic congressmen appeared, for example, at the door of the Department of Education, where representatives of the nation were not allowed.
Democrats in the home of Representatives now want to call Musk for questioning. The curious individual replied on platform X informing Congressman Ro Khanna: “Don't be a dick.It’s okay. ”
Everyone begins to realize that Elon Musk grows into the 4th arm of the government, and it does not substance that no 1 voted for him. Prosecutors-General of Liberal States sued president Tesla on illegal access to government systems. First, it points to a conflict of interest. Muska companies carry out immense government contracts, and now he himself, a private businessman, has access to information about his competitors.
The only hope is that Trump and Musk will fight at any point. Time magazine posted on the cover of both gentlemen sitting together behind the presidential desk – Trump's gag that he said he agreed to a duumvirate. But so far there's no sign of a split. I hear the gentlemen inactive like each another very much.
