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Peter Welch: “Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization.”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Welch Speaks on the Senate Floor on Elon Musk’s Takeover of USAID

Published | Video Starts at 02:24

But last week, in the manner in which this is done, I find extremely disturbing. Mr. Musk. And by the way, for all his brilliance, he has no government experience himself. He Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization. Dozens of USAID's dedicated senior officials, including the Office of General Counsel, were purged. That's not happened before. That has not happened before in this country. (02:24–02:29)

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