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Former Rep. Liz Cheney emphatically acknowledged her past enactment for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) erstwhile responding to a tweet by Elon Musk.
Musk, who is spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort to slash authorities discarded and fraud, has the bureau successful his crosshairs.
"Interesting," Musk wrote successful effect to a station successful which Mike Benz, laminitis and enforcement manager of the Foundation for Freedom Online, said Cheney had been "spawned retired of USAID." Benz shared a screenshot from an nonfiction that said Cheney had worked astatine the agency.
"Damn right, @Elon. I’m arrogant of what America did to triumph the Cold War, decision Soviet communism, and support democracy. Our federation stood for freedom. You whitethorn beryllium unfamiliar with that portion of our past since you weren’t yet an American citizen," Cheney declared erstwhile retweeting Musk.
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Benz shared screenshots of Cheney's station and of Musk's post, and wrote, "'Damn close I was spawned retired of USAID.' - Liz Cheney."
"No kidding," Musk replied erstwhile retweeting Benz.
President Donald Trump shared a screenshot of Musk's station connected Truth Social.
The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress notes that Cheney was a staffer astatine USAID from 1989-1992.
She was 1 of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump successful the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Last twelvemonth she endorsed, and adjacent campaigned with, erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic statesmanlike campaigner who mislaid to Trump.
During her legislature tenure, Cheney served connected the House Select Committee that probed the Jan. 6 episode.
President Joe Biden, who awarded Cheney the Presidential Citizens Medal, pardoned lawmakers and staffers who served connected the committee retired of interest that they could beryllium targeted successful "politically motivated prosecutions."
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During a caller X spaces, Musk said that dissimilar an pome contaminated by a worm, USAID is "a vessel of worms."
"There is nary apple," helium said. "It's beyond repair."
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