Billionaire businessman Elon Musk, chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to head the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) aimed at cutting costs, says Ron Paul says the U.S. should end foreign aid. I agreed with the former congressman's proposal.
“This is an easy way out for @DOGE!” Paul declared in a post to X. “Eliminate foreign aid!”
“They are taking money away from the poor and middle class in America and giving it to the rich in poor countries. All the while there are cuts to middlemen! “We don't want to borrow any more money. This is an immoral transfer of wealth and is unconstitutional,” Paul argued.
“@DOGE will address this issue with full transparency to the American people,” Musk responded.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk (left) watch the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Ron Paul (right) attends Consensus 2019 at the Hilton Midtown on May 13, 2019 in New York City. (Left: Brandon Bell/Getty Images, Right: Steven Feldman/Getty Images)
“Ron is not wrong,” Musk declared in response to another person posting about Paul's call for an end to foreign aid.
Fellow DOGE leader Vivek Ramaswamy responded to Paul's post, writing, “Much of US foreign aid is *not even* authorized by Congress.”
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Former Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a virtual currency conference to be held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood, Miami, on June 4, 2021. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
Musk and Ramaswamy were both appointed by President Trump to work together on DOGE, with the president-elect saying in a statement last month that they will “provide advice and guidance from outside the government and work collaboratively with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget.” , we will work on DOGE.” Drive major structural reforms and create an unprecedented entrepreneurial approach to government. ”
Musk and Ramaswamy said they believe funding for non-governmental organizations should be considered.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, co-chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency, at the U.S. Capitol after meeting with Congressman Kat Cammack and other U.S. Congress members in Washington on December 5, 2024. (right) and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. , D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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In his post on “While this is a paradoxical tale of a waste of taxpayer money, the real problem is deeper. Americans deserve transparency about an opaque foreign country.” Aid and nonprofit groups are fueling the border crisis. are. ”
“That's true,” Musk agreed.
