Well, to discuss more about the fallout over USAID's future, I spoke earlier with Democratic

Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, who serves on both the Senate Foreign Relations and

Judiciary Committees.

Senator, welcome back.

Thanks for joining us.

Thank you, Omna.

It's great to be on with you.

So we saw it took just a few days here for Elon Musk, who's tasked by the president to cut spending,

to essentially take control of USAID, have security people who stood in his way put on leave,

and now threatening to shut down the agency.

If this is illegal, as many of your Democratic colleagues have said it is, then what can be done about it?

Well, first, I think a legal challenge to exactly how and why and when this happened could

well be coming in the coming days. Second, we are working a group of us to press the administration,

Secretary Rubio, and our colleagues to recognize the incredible and

important work that's done around the world that makes us more safe, that keeps Americans safe,

secure, and prosperous, and that this work needs to continue. Whether it's countering human

trafficking in Mexico, preserving wild spaces in Mozambique that push back on hunger and extremism,

intercepting viruses like Ebola in Uganda before they get to the United States or before they break out and cause harm throughout that region,

the men and women of USAID and the non-profits from around our country

who serve around the world in response to humanitarian disasters and crises and who help promote

democracy, security and stability do great and valuable work, work that needs to continue.

And I'll keep fighting to support and sustain their valuable work.

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