# A Huge Number of People Starved to Death After Elon Musk Cut USAID’s Funding

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/a-huge-number-of-people-starved-to-death-after-elon-musk-cut-usaids-funding/
- Published: 2025-12-21T09:15:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Milk, Kenya – uploaded April 29, 2021. Photo credit: David Mutua / USAID in Africa via Flickr. US government work. Article by Victor Tangermann. Futurism – December 17, 2025. In the weeks following the second inauguration of Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk — appointed to a powerful position in the government after supporting Trump’s run —began laying waste to a number of government agencies with the help of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). […] Click here to view original web page at www.futurism.com Related articles: Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis – ProPublica Opinion | The US used to lead. It doesn’t anymore.- Politico Update on Lives Lost from USAID Cuts – Center for Global Development