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Elon Musk announced on Twitter late Sunday night that he and Donald
Trump were shutting down USAID. Then Trump made it official and put
Secretary of State Rubio in charge of USAID.

Let that sink in: The richest man in the world, who was not elected to
anything and does not hold a Senate-confirmed job, took to the website
he owns to set U.S. foreign policy that would spell global catastrophe.

This comes after days of rumors from the Trump Administration that they
were trying to move USAID under the State Department. Aid programs
everywhere have been closed. They took down the USAID website entirely
over the weekend, and USAID employees woke up Monday to emails telling
them not to report to the office for work.

It's hard to overhype how dangerous this moment is. This is a naked
attempt to seize government by the right-wing billionaire class so they
can steal from the American people. That's why I showed up outside of
USAID to fight back and rally public opposition to this coup.

My colleagues in the Senate and I will continue working to stop Trump
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but we could do so much more if we elect more Democrats to fight
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[ [link removed] ]Chris Murphy and others outside of the U.S. Agency for International
Development
Trump and Elon Musk do not have the authority for any of this. USAID is
by law an independent agency funded by Congress.

These people are trying to destroy U.S. power in the world with wildly
unhinged allegations and you have to ask why this benefits them. Well
just look at who is cheering it on: China and Russia. What will Moscow
and Beijing give Musk and Trump if we hand the world to them? We know
Elon Musk makes a ton of money in China, and Trump feels he owes him for
buying the election — and whoever else is buying all of the secret Trump
meme coin to build Trump's wealth.

It all feels so corrupt because it is.

I am doing everything I can to get to the truth of what's happening and
shine a light on everything. We cannot roll over. We have to fight —
pull every lever of power at our hands, and I need you to join me and
make noise too. We know what happens to democracies and governments when
people choose to stay silent out of fear.

So I'm asking you to send a message that you have my back and to make
sure we have the resources to take back power from Republicans who
refuse to stand up:

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support my leadership and give us the resources to fight this corruption
on every front possible. Grassroots donations allow Senate Democrats to
spend more time focused on the job you elected us to do without worrying
about fundraising or Trump's billionaire cronies unleashing their
personal fortunes against us.

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Every best wish,

Chris Murphy
U.S. Senator, Connecticut





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