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School grants, AIDS treatments & consumer protection: first victims of Musk and Trump's budget cuts - Velshi - MSNBC
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have said they’re targeting government waste and fraud, but their first targets in dismantling the federal government are lower-budget agencies that help poor people: USAID, the Department of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. - Aired on 02/09/2025.