Cuomo: Why Isn’t it Disclosed that USAID ‘Opened an Investigation’ in Relation to $2 Million Starlink Deal with Musk?

CUOMO But I have ░░░░░░░░ about what we re ░░░░░░░░ here early on and ░░░░░░░░ they are justified Now ░░░░░░░░ list I just told ░░░░░░░░ the high alert list ░░░░░░░░ the GAL does do ░░░░░░░░ know what s not ░░░░░░░░ that priority list USAID ░░░░░░░░ Well one it s ░░░░░░░░ small It s less ░░░░░░░░ 1 of the federal ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ share of the budget ░░░░░░░░ shrunk since Reagan so ░░░░░░░░ s not like it ░░░░░░░░ rapidly growing I m ░░░░░░░░ saying there isn t ░░░░░░░░ their and the more ░░░░░░░░ find the better I ░░░░░░░░ on board It s ░░░░░░░░ a 4 billion budget ░░░░░░░░ that s nothing compared ░░░░░░░░ the people on this ░░░░░░░░ Health and Human Services ░░░░░░░░ 4 trillion Department of ░░░░░░░░ 1 3 trillion this ░░░░░░░░ in one year USAID ░░░░░░░░ not even in the ░░░░░░░░ 10 it s not ░░░░░░░░ close And guess what ░░░░░░░░ spend more on federal ░░░░░░░░ than we do on ░░░░░░░░ aid every year Think ░░░░░░░░ that on federal prisons ░░░░░░░░ than on foreign aid ░░░░░░░░ about it So again ░░░░░░░░ can t think of ░░░░░░░░ reason to be against ░░░░░░░░ efforts but why start ░░░░░░░░ USAID And I think ░░░░░░░░ answer is about who ░░░░░░░░ looking and that s ░░░░░░░░ Musk Now the first ░░░░░░░░ is from what I ░░░░░░░░ glean is it s ░░░░░░░░ fruit It s easy ░░░░░░░░ isn t attached to ░░░░░░░░ big dog like Lockheed ░░░░░░░░ or AT T or ░░░░░░░░ all of whom feed ░░░░░░░░ government trough way more ░░░░░░░░ USAID And those companies ░░░░░░░░ had real issues with ░░░░░░░░ and cost overruns which ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you in ░░░░░░░░ second And then I ░░░░░░░░ suspicious because this MAGA ░░░░░░░░ bros story that broke ░░░░░░░░ course on Twitter falsely ░░░░░░░░ that USAID was funding ░░░░░░░░ and other outlets with ░░░░░░░░ huge amounts they never ░░░░░░░░ things that are correct ░░░░░░░░ sure enough it wasn ░░░░░░░░ correct USAID wasn t ░░░░░░░░ them in these huge ░░░░░░░░ as suggested So why ░░░░░░░░ they get fed this ░░░░░░░░ and by who Again ░░░░░░░░ think it points to ░░░░░░░░ Musk And so then ░░░░░░░░ started doing more reporting ░░░░░░░░ guess what comes out ░░░░░░░░ you know that Elon ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ benefiting from USAID Thousands ░░░░░░░░ Starlink terminals for Musk ░░░░░░░░ satellite internet company provided ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine We all know ░░░░░░░░ story right You think ░░░░░░░░ gave them all Turns ░░░░░░░░ he didn t But ░░░░░░░░ did give access to ░░░░░░░░ s advanced internet system ░░░░░░░░ the people who needed ░░░░░░░░ Now problem with that ░░░░░░░░ is he said only ░░░░░░░░ would have access not ░░░░░░░░ but now there s ░░░░░░░░ and allegations that Russians ░░░░░░░░ have access their military ░░░░░░░░ what did USAID do ░░░░░░░░ opened an investigation into ░░░░░░░░ Musk this past September ░░░░░░░░ didn t know that ░░░░░░░░ you USAID paid Politico ░░░░░░░░ 40 grand in U ░░░░░░░░ subscriptions in 2023 2024 ░░░░░░░░ want to end them ░░░░░░░░ The whole entire federal ░░░░░░░░ paid Politico 8 million ░░░░░░░░ subscriptions in 2024 and ░░░░░░░░ the way a lot ░░░░░░░░ Republicans were on their ░░░░░░░░ of subscribers But again ░░░░░░░░ wanna get rid of ░░░░░░░░ fine Guess how much ░░░░░░░░ got from USAID After ░░░░░░░░ he was donating the ░░░░░░░░ he didn t donate ░░░░░░░░ of them USAID had ░░░░░░░░ buy over 1 300 ░░░░░░░░ them at 1 500 ░░░░░░░░ and the weird thing ░░░░░░░░ the terminals retail for ░░░░░░░░ Musk made over 2 ░░░░░░░░ in that deal from ░░░░░░░░ Why didn t he ░░░░░░░░ all of them Why ░░░░░░░░ t it disclosed that ░░░░░░░░ s being investigated in ░░░░░░░░ with that and how ░░░░░░░░ it not have something ░░░░░░░░ do with why he ░░░░░░░░ them first Shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ have to at least ░░░░░░░░ if it s a ░░░░░░░░ beef or something he ░░░░░░░░ about the agency while ░░░░░░░░ with them If you ░░░░░░░░ not going to go ░░░░░░░░ the big dogs you ░░░░░░░░ going to go after ░░░░░░░░ low fruit that s ░░░░░░░░ fraction of the problem ░░░░░░░░ you have this problem ░░░░░░░░ them and an obvious ░░░░░░░░ of interest This is ░░░░░░░░ I say Musk should ░░░░░░░░ been vetted Not because ░░░░░░░░ love process I love ░░░░░░░░ no but because you ░░░░░░░░ to make sure you ░░░░░░░░ the right person doing ░░░░░░░░ job Because why aren ░░░░░░░░ you go in after ░░░░░░░░ real alligators in the ░░░░░░░░ It was just announced ░░░░░░░░ a watchdog group that ░░░░░░░░ Department of Defense is ░░░░░░░░ now pay Lockheed Martin ░░░░░░░░ trillion for the F ░░░░░░░░ Lightning II program the ░░░░░░░░ jet It was supposed ░░░░░░░░ be 200 billion in ░░░░░░░░ early 2000s Talk about ░░░░░░░░ and abuse Why Why ░░░░░░░░ much Why do we ░░░░░░░░ it that much This ░░░░░░░░ group cited the government ░░░░░░░░ inability to control costs ░░░░░░░░ the reason So why ░░░░░░░░ t you start there ░░░░░░░░ year the DHS awarded ░░░░░░░░ T a 150 million ░░░░░░░░ for 5G services but ░░░░░░░░ what They get the ░░░░░░░░ and then all of ░░░░░░░░ sudden we learn the ░░░░░░░░ that all of their ░░░░░░░░ data was stolen and ░░░░░░░░ in 2022 including dozens ░░░░░░░░ federal agencies Why don ░░░░░░░░ you look into that ░░░░░░░░ The DOD spends hundreds ░░░░░░░░ millions on IT services ░░░░░░░░ Microsoft they ve been ░░░░░░░░ by high profile hacks ░░░░░░░░ China and Russia on ░░░░░░░░ federal government computer network ░░░░░░░░ don t you look ░░░░░░░░ that Give it to ░░░░░░░░ else They are getting ░░░░░░░░ they re losing our ░░░░░░░░ they re getting billions ░░░░░░░░ trillions So I like ░░░░░░░░ mission but I have ░░░░░░░░ You remember that OMB ░░░░░░░░ that Trump issued that ░░░░░░░░ trillions in federal grants ░░░░░░░░ financial assistance and it ░░░░░░░░ to be rescinded A ░░░░░░░░ report found that nonprofits ░░░░░░░░ health care providers are ░░░░░░░░ to maintain their operations ░░░░░░░░ of these freezes and ░░░░░░░░ help real people who ░░░░░░░░ real help people with ░░░░░░░░ the Head Start programs ░░░░░░░░ care in hospitals I ░░░░░░░░ I know I m ░░░░░░░░ saying that Trump means ░░░░░░░░ punish these people I ░░░░░░░░ sure he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ these things to happen ░░░░░░░░ it is what happens ░░░░░░░░ you go too fast ░░░░░░░░ you cut too much ░░░░░░░░ someone who doesn t ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ is a genius He ░░░░░░░░ amazing things I had ░░░░░░░░ Tesla I get SpaceX ░░░░░░░░ think it s amazing ░░░░░░░░ is amazing what they ░░░░░░░░ doing with health care ░░░░░░░░ amazing But who says ░░░░░░░░ s got this way ░░░░░░░░ doing efficiency We don ░░░░░░░░ know that And we ░░░░░░░░ t know much about ░░░░░░░░ and his relationships with ░░░░░░░░ government and it s ░░░░░░░░ mistake He s got ░░░░░░░░ anonymous group of minions ░░░░░░░░ of whom was just ░░░░░░░░ as having access to ░░░░░░░░ Treasury Department data while ░░░░░░░░ being a fan of ░░░░░░░░ and other racist tropes ░░░░░░░░ else is he connected ░░░░░░░░ Look it s gotta ░░░░░░░░ about results and demanding ░░░░░░░░ I say it here ░░░░░░░░ night Talk is easy ░░░░░░░░ gotta walk the walk ░░░░░░░░ right way and I ░░░░░░░░ going to keep paying ░░░░░░░░ for you because this ░░░░░░░░ starting off in a ░░░░░░░░ that maybe well intentioned ░░░░░░░░ iz d getting increasingly ░░░░░░░░