The Trump administration will present an unforgiving argument for dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development to a federal judge.

So USAID was created and has made a huge difference in bringing down childhood malnutrition and birthing deaths, and in suppressing deadly viruses. Yet Elon Musk, who has already made enough money off Donald Trump’s policies to finance most of USAID’s budget,

The Trump administration announced earlier this month it was placing most of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) worldwide staffers on leave. Why it matters: Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has led a swift dismantling of the world's largest humanitarian aid organization over objections from Democrats and NGOs.

The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue today: DOGE and Elon Musk in the federal government.

Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”