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USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« on: February 02, 2025, 04:21:22 pm »

https://apnews.com/article/doge-musk-trump-classified-information-usaid-security-35101dee28a766e0d9705e0d47958611

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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Members of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, eventually did gain access Saturday to the aid agency’s classified information, which includes intelligence reports, the former official said.

Musk’s DOGE crew lacked high-enough security clearance to access that information, so the two USAID security officials — John Vorhees and deputy Brian McGill — were legally obligated to deny access.

The current and former U.S. officials had knowledge of the incident and spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share the information.

Musk on Sunday responded to a post about the news on X by saying, “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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More drama at USAID today...why would that organization have classified information anyway?

Answer...because it also fronts for the CIA.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2025, 04:24:01 pm »
Musk better have damn good security. Some serious feathers are being ruffled...
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2025, 04:25:16 pm »
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2025, 05:55:06 pm »
Quote from: DB on February 02, 2025, 04:24:01 pm
Musk better have damn good security. Some serious feathers are being ruffled...
Or rather, like what's happening to the Mexican cartels, the money laundering is being reduced.

Making money takes precedence above all else.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2025, 06:00:42 pm »
Quote from: DB on February 02, 2025, 04:24:01 pm
Musk better have damn good security. Some serious feathers are being ruffled...

Yeah, Musk is starting to run into the shadowy intelligence world and ALL that THAT implies, so he best be on his guard for his own personal safety.  With that said, I wholly approve of his cleaning house there.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2025, 11:01:19 am »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on February 02, 2025, 06:00:42 pm
Yeah, Musk is starting to run into the shadowy intelligence world and ALL that THAT implies, so he best be on his guard for his own personal safety.  With that said, I wholly approve of his cleaning house there.
Likely more like blackmailing Elon for the safety of his kids, as they would be more susceptible to being exposed.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2025, 11:29:47 am »
Quote from: DB on February 02, 2025, 04:24:01 pm
Musk better have damn good security. Some serious feathers are being ruffled...

:yowsa: But none that didn't need to be!
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2025, 02:36:22 pm »
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Ilhan Omar says Trump is a "dictator" because he's folding USAID into the State Department.

Because nothing says freedom and democracy like an unaccountable agency spending $40+ billion of taxpayer money on various left-wing projects and NGOs.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2025, 02:43:52 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on February 03, 2025, 02:36:22 pm
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Ilhan Omar says Trump is a "dictator" because he's folding USAID into the State Department.

Because nothing says freedom and democracy like an unaccountable agency spending $40+ billion of taxpayer money on various left-wing projects and NGOs.
2:34 PM · Feb 3, 2025

Democrats reveal their hand.  The ONLY thing that matters is government slush funds they use to enrich themselves and secure their grip on power.  Republicans need to cut off the money now.   Defund USAID, and you will see some broke-ass Democrat candidates in the 2026 elections.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2025, 02:50:09 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on February 03, 2025, 02:36:22 pm
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Ilhan Omar says Trump is a "dictator" because he's folding USAID into the State Department.

Because nothing says freedom and democracy like an unaccountable agency spending $40+ billion of taxpayer money on various left-wing projects and NGOs.
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Omar needs to go back to Somalia to console her ISIS allies who just got whacked.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2025, 03:58:56 pm »
Secretary of State Rubio confirms becoming acting USAID chief
Rubio shreds 'insubordination' of the USAID, vows taxpayer dollars spent abroad will again further American national interests
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Published February 3, 2025 1:00pm EST | Updated February 3, 2025 2:41pm EST

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that he is now the acting director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

During his five-nation trip to Central America, Rubio announced the development to reporters while taking questions from the press at a maintenance firm, Aeroman, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador.

Rubio said his frustration with USAID goes back to his time in Congress, describing the agency as "completely unresponsive." It is supposed to respond to policy directives at the State Department "and it refuses to do so," the secretary said, adding: "there are a lot of functions of USAID that are going to continue, that are going to be a part of American foreign policy, but it has to be aligned with American foreign policy."

During his confirmation hearing, Rubio recalled, he said that "every dollar that we spend and every program that we fund will be aligned with the national interests of the United States, and USAID has a history of sort of ignoring that and deciding that they’re somehow a global charity separate from the national interest."

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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2025, 04:38:32 pm »
Rubio heading it, or at least, coming under The State Department, makes sense, since this is (supposed to be) foreign aid.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #15 on: February 03, 2025, 05:26:27 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on February 03, 2025, 05:24:11 pm

https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1886484283193483683

Only if USAID is doing what the law authorized it to do. And that doesn't appear to be the case.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #16 on: February 03, 2025, 05:30:27 pm »
X is exploding with left wing anger.

It is obvious Trump/Musk are squarely over the corruption and money laundering USAID target and ready to set this thing on fire.  It's going to be a crazy couple of weeks.
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #17 on: February 03, 2025, 05:32:37 pm »
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X is exploding with left wing anger.

It is obvious Trump/Musk are squarely over the corruption and money laundering USAID target and ready to set this thing on fire.  It's going to be a crazy couple of weeks.

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« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2025, 05:33:33 pm »
Have I died and gone to Heaven?
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2025, 05:43:18 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on February 03, 2025, 05:38:24 pm

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1886260544903979083

Hmmm...  I am guessing every High Profile  RINO Never Trumper needs a proctological USAID exam to see how much they got paid  to derail Trump.

And that includes the Bushes and Cheney's.
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« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2025, 05:49:19 pm »
Somebody's in the cookie jar...
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Re: USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2025, 09:20:28 pm »
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