Rubio’s remarks were made amid speculation about the agency’s future.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday confirmed he’s now the acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) amid public comments about the future of the foreign aid organization.
While speaking to reporters in El Salvador, Rubio confirmed he would be in charge of the agency, saying at one point that “I am the acting director” of USAID.
“USAID is not functioning. It has to be aligned with US policy. It needs to be aligned with the national interest of the US,” he said Monday. “They’re not a global charity these are taxpayer dollars. People are asking simple questions. What are they doing with the money? We are spending taxpayers money. We owe the taxpayers assurances that it furthers our national interest.”
resident Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that USAID was being run by “radical lunatics,” while Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE), wrote on social media platform X that the president wants to dissolve the agency.
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