WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: A security guard stands at the entrance to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Doanld Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

USAID D.C. Headquarters Closed To Staff After Musk Declares Agency Shutdown With Trump’s Approval

Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, after Tesla founder Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut down the agency. 

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(L) BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 07: Abraham Foxman speaks during as he is honored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) 2014 Annual Meeting at The Beverly Hilton November 07, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) / (R) TOPSHOT - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

ADL: Elon Musk’s Inauguration ‘Salute’ Is Not A Nazi Salute, Just An ‘Awkward Gesture’

A Jewish nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), publicly stood up for what they labeled as an “awkward gesture” made by DOGE head Elon Musk on Monday, which many Democrats and Musk critics argue was a clear Nazi or “fascist” salute.

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