Musk drove fringe viewpoints on USAID into the mainstream on X as the Trump administration halted the humanitarian relief agency’s work.

Mike Benz appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast in late December to discuss USAID, spurring Musk’s first mention of the agency.

Marcia Davidson was commiserating with colleagues on Signal’s encrypted messaging platform when she learned the world’s richest civilian blocked congressional Democrats from entering her employer’s Washington D.