India, June 1 -- Irish music star Bono has drawn criticism from proponents of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) campaign after quoting an expert who suggested that 300,000 fatalities may have been caused by the administration's cuts to USAID.

Elon Musk, the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), called Bono "a liar/idiot" after he made the assertion during an interview on Joe Rogan's well-liked podcast broadcast on Friday.

The second Trump administration, which came to power in January, directed to shut down USAID and even placed a halt to most international aid payments, but this move was halted in court.

Critics warned the changes would affect some of the world's most disadvantaged, whil...