Srilanka, Feb. 3 -- Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development on Sunday, calling it a "criminal organization" after Donald Trump moved to freeze the bulk of Washington's foreign assistance for three months.

The Trump administration has since issued waivers for food and other humanitarian aid.

But aid workers say uncertainty reigns - and that the impact is already being felt by some of the world's most vulnerable.

Trump has tasked Musk with cutting the government workforce and slashing what the Republican calls waste and unnecessary spending under the guise of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is now reportedly taking aim at USAID.

"USAID is a criminal organization," Musk wrote on his X ...