Senate minority staff estimated $109.7 million in spoiled or stranded USAID commodities
Food and medical supplies lost value while delivery systems were shut down.
Entities and roles
- Marco RubioTrump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administrator
- Elon MuskTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- U.S. Agency for International Developmentaid agency unable to distribute procured commodities
- Donald J. Trumppresident authorizing the administration action
Relationships in this file
- Elon Muskfroze delivery systems holding perishable aidU.S. Agency for International Development
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administratorMarco Rubio
Money trail
loss$109.7 million in spoiled or stranded USAID commodities$109.67 million - Estimated loss source
- USAID and implementing partners
- Estimated gain recipient
- Spoilage, storage, and disposal
- Loss or cost borne by
- Humanitarian recipients and federal taxpayers
Claims and evidence
- estimateestimate
PSI minority staff estimated $109,665,552.62 in USAID commodity spoilage and related loss after aid programs and logistics were abruptly frozen.
- U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Minority Staff: The $21.7 Billion Blunder: Analyzing the Waste Generated by DOGEPassages and source records documenting: Senate minority staff estimated $109.7 million in spoiled or stranded USAID commodities
- factdocumented
Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.
- The White House: President Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon MuskAppointment or biography record identifying Elon Musk as Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- factdocumented
Marco Rubio was the Trump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administrator.
- U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian: Marco RubioAppointment or biography record identifying Marco Rubio as Trump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administrator