"We're getting them out," he said, "and then we'll make a decision." Over the last week, Musk railed against USAID as he sought to assert control over the agency. On X, the social

Federal employees of the United States Agency for International Development were working from home after being instructed not to report for duty at the department's main office in downtown Washington as it was closed.

Elon Musk said in the early hours Monday that he and President Donald Trump are shutting down the agency, which serves as the U.S. government’s main international humanitarian and development arm.