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this American life. Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. U.S. AID signs are being

covered up today as President Trump puts out a direct call to close the U.S. Agency for International

Development. NPR's Windsor Johnson reports Trump's latest push to shudder the organization comes hours

before most of its employees are expected to be suspended with pay or laid off.

In a post on social media, Trump wrote, close it down when referring to USAID.

He went on to accuse the agency of spending money fraudulently

and said there's nothing the quote radical left can do about it. But unions representing foreign

service officers and employees at USAID have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its efforts to dissolve it and freeze foreign assistance.

The suit argues that only Congress can dismantle the organization and cause the administration's actions unconstitutional and illegal.

Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.

The president says tech mogul Elon Musk is carrying out his directive.

He's finding tremendous fraud and corruption and waste.

You see it with the U.S. AID, but you're going to see it even more so with other agencies

and other parts of government.

At a news conference earlier today, Trump was asked about all the attention Musk's been getting.

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