[vimy]

Marco Rubio said that USAID wasn’t listening to orders. They were a rogue agency. From other things I’ve read it has been an issue for multiple administrations.

Watch here: https://x.com/defiantls/status/1888533363117449619?s=46

[georgemcbay]

Rubio was a vocal supporter of USAID until he had to bend the knee to Trump and by extension Elon.

https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1298330380232200198

https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1109221983907184641

https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1179134071374598145

https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1011667756209573888

https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1331037375179452416

https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1557806801491578886

https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1222876152131457025

https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1173664868408483840

https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1097238672909451269

[bearjaws]

Absolutely spineless. Thank you for showing this.

[dashundchen]

Orders can be given that are unconstitutional or unlawful. Congress appropriates and designates funds, it is illegal for the executive to impound funds Congress appropriate. Unfortunately the GOP is happy to hand over their power in Congress and walk right into a dictatorship.

[dralley]

USAID funding is controlled by Congress. Trump cannot just order them to redirect funds on a whim.

[jpadkins]

Foreign policy is under the control of the executive branch. The President can order a pause on foreign aid to allow the new administration to review all foreign aid.

Once those orders were ignored, the administration had to take more drastic steps (as SOS Rubio pointed out).

[dralley]

No, the President cannot just unilaterally ignore Congressional spending requirements just because "the executive controls foreign policy". That's what got him impeached the first time.

They're also not "pausing" shit, they're cancelling contracts effective immediately & locking up the buildings. Elon tweeted a picture of the sign being removed from the front of the building. You're being dishonest about what is going on.

[matwood]

For all the talk of legacy media, I assume anything posted on X is misinformation. And Rubio only cares about possibly being POTUS one day. Please post an article of any other administration that has ever complained about USAID being 'rogue'?

[bearjaws]

You need to understand when he says "irrespective of whether its in national interests" he means helping immigrants and asylum seekers, who are here legally even.

They listen to orders from many parts of the government, some of those are even conflicting orders. It's not like they are just doing whatever they want 90% of the time. Their money comes from who again?