February 27, (THEWILL) – Amid the raging controversy surrounding USAID funding cuts, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, has admitted that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “accidentally cancelled” an Ebola prevention grant under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Musk made the admission while addressing US President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, at the White House with top members of this administration, including Secretary of State, Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth.
Ebola is a contagious and life-threatening infectious disease. The virus is transmitted through physical contact and contact with bodily fluids.
USAID is one of the largest aid agencies in the world, implementing much of the U.S. government’s humanitarian assistance to developing countries and countries in crisis.
Speaking on Wednesday, Musk admitted that the cancellation of funds for prevention of Ebola was “accidentally” made while cutting USAID funds.
“We won’t be perfect”, he admitted.
“I think we all want Ebola prevention. So we restored the Ebola prevention immediately, and there was no interruption”, Musk assured.
“But we do need to move quickly if we are to achieve a trillion dollar deficit reduction in financial year 2026. It requires saving 4 billion dollars per day, every day, from now through the end of September. But we can do it, and we will do it”, he added.
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