India, Feb. 3 -- In a surprising announcement, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the head of President Donald Trump's newly created DOGE department and federal cost-cutting panel, revealed the plans to eliminate the US foreign aid organisation USAID.

During a social media talk on X, Musk opened up about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). He told GOP leaders Vivek Ramaswamy, Joni Ernst and Mike Lee, that they are moving ahead with their goal to close the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

"It's beyond repair," Musk declared, highlighting that Trump has given his nod.

Musk even accused the USAID of being a "criminal organization", while Trump claimed that it was "run by radical lunatics".

"USAID is a ...