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Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] AlbigensianGhoul@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 months ago

Musk did not say what legal authority he believed the White House has to shut down a federal agency without congressional approval, or how quickly the administration planned to act.

Political power comes first from not waffling about like a Democrat and just actually doing the thing you want to do, second from the barrel of a gun.