Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said he had written a letter to American billionaire Elon Musk asking him to explain how USAID funds were spent in his country. Fico posted the letter on his Facebook page.
The Slovakian prime minister, known for his pro-Russian stance, calls Musk “Mr. Minister” (although he does not actually hold such a position) and congratulates him on the “announced liquidation of USAID.”
Fico goes on to ask for the American billionaire’s help in “separating useful and profitable projects from gross interference in the internal affairs of the Slovak Republic.”
“I consider it appropriate to ask you to provide the available information on subsidies and grants provided to non-governmental organizations, media outlets, and individual journalists who have worked and are working in the Slovak Republic,” he said.
Fico also offered to meet with Musk in person and “discuss other projects that would be mutually beneficial to Slovak-American relations.”
In its first days, the administration of the new US president suspended funding for international aid through the USAID agency—which Donald Trump says he wants to eliminate.
Elon Musk is responsible for this as the head of the newly created Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE).
After USAID’s work was effectively shut down, employees around the world were placed on administrative leave.
US President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Mike Waltz does not believe that the refusal of foreign humanitarian aid will lead to the United States ceding control of the world stage to China and Russia. He said this in an interview with NBC News.
He also denied that the U.S. refusal to provide humanitarian aid abroad would cede control of the world stage to China and Russia.
“We have to refocus the mission and bring it in line with the president’s foreign policy vision,” he added.
In its first days, the US presidential administration suspended funding for international aid through the USAID agency—which Trump said he wanted to eliminate.
After USAID’s work was effectively shut down, employees around the world were placed on administrative leave.
On February 7, Trump said that “corruption has reached an unheard-of level” at the U.S. Agency for International Development, and therefore it must be eliminated.
