How Elon Musk Killed Hundreds of Thousands of People

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Nicholas Enrich, former USAID global health official, describes how the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE dismantled USAID in weeks, causing catastrophic human toll.
USAID, using less than 1% of the federal budget, saved over 92 million lives in 20 years, provided global health aid, infectious disease prevention, and enhanced U.S. soft power.
DOGE officials, influenced by right-wing conspiracy theories, misunderstood USAID's work, falsely accusing it of funding abortions or aiding Hamas, and ignored expert warnings.
The aid freeze led to shuttered clinics, halted clinical trials (e.g., for drug-resistant TB and Ebola), and broken payment systems, despite public claims of preserving life-saving aid.
Conservative estimates indicate 750,000 deaths, mostly children, in the first year, with long-term impacts like increased HIV births and reduced immunizations expected to worsen.
Enrich highlights the failure of Congress and civil servants to act quickly, emphasizing the need to speak out against unlawful orders and protect democratic institutions.
The destruction of USAID increases risks of pandemics, damages global partnerships, and shifts trust from the U.S. to adversaries, with lasting consequences for global stability.

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