Elon Musk said he is feeding USAID thorugh the wood chipper. The federal agency provides disaster relief across the world and promotes democracy.

Thursday morning in Washington, D.C., workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development cleared out their desks, after President Trump shut down the agency providing humanitarian aid overseas.

The administration of President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a near-total elimination of aid and subsidy programs managed by USAID, which is now under the control of the State Department. The announcement states that "during the review of USAID operations conducted under the personal supervision of the U.