Musk says work to stop Ebola was accidentally cut but restored. Experts raise doubts Speaking at President Trump's cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Elon Musk spoke bluntly about his work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect," he said. "When we make mistakes, we'll fix it very quickly. So, for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was Ebola prevention." USAID is the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has largely been dismantled by the Trump administration. "We...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Elon Musk's claim that a government Ebola initiative was quickly restored after being accidentally canceled is being questioned by a former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) official. Newsweek has contacted X, via email, for comment on behalf of Musk. It has also contacted DOGE, via direct message on X. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have faced intense backlash, especially over the move to shut down USAID, which...

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U.S. President Donald Trump's first cabinet meeting was a spectacle for the world as Elon Musk, the president's close advisor, admitted that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) canceled the U.S. Agency of International Development's (USAID) Ebola prevention program in the process of cutting down federal spending. The tech titan said the program was immediately restored after the unofficial presidential unit realized it was a "mistake" to cancel the program.

claim that his Department of Government Efficiency initiative “very quickly” corrected an accidental of Ebola prevention to the U.S. Agency for International Development got a dose of reality Wednesday evening. The tech billionaire and head admitted to the snafu during the first cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump’s new administration, where he conceded that his team would make mistakes – and promised to quickly correct them. “So, for example, with , one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was Ebola prevention,” Musk said Wednesday. “I think we all...

Co-President Elon Musk on Wednesday admitted that the shady Department of Government Efficiency that he leads but doesn't actually run has made some serious errors, including "briefly" canceling Ebola prevention efforts before reversing the decision. Musk made the comment during Trump’s first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, where the unqualified cast of losers Trump picked to lead the country's federal agencies heaped praise upon Dear Leader in a way that would make a noncultist's skin crawl. "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect. But when we do make mistakes we...

“I should say also, we will make mistakes. We won't be perfect. When we make mistakes, we'll fix it very quickly. So, for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was Ebola prevention. So we restored the Ebola prevention immediately, and there was no interruption,” he said. “But, we do need to move quickly, if we're to achieve a trillion dollar deficit reduction, in the financial year 2026. It requires saving $4 Billion per day every day from now through September. But we can do...

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