Summary
Elon Musk claimed no one has died from U.S. foreign aid cuts, but reports from South Sudan prove otherwise.
The shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. and PEPFAR programs has already led to deaths, including children with HIV who lost access to lifesaving medications.
Malnutrition rates are rising, and maternal care clinics are closing, threatening thousands more lives.
Experts warn the aid freeze could lead to widespread disease and famine. Critics argue the cuts undermine U.S. global influence while shifting power to China and worsening humanitarian crises worldwide.
It’s not the fall that kills you, it’s the sudden stop at the end. Ergo, I am not responsible for the deaths of those kids.
It’s even hard to make that joke nowadays, because that’s literally an argument Musk is pushing.
Just like children.