GOP strategist Brad Todd pushed back against CNN host Anderson Cooper on Monday after Cooper attempted to steamroll him over his support for the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
In a discussion on X, Elon Musk announced Monday morning that he and President Donald Trump had agreed to end USAID, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio later confirming that he would be the agency’s new acting director. While discussing the shutdown of the agency on “Anderson Cooper 360,” CNN’s Van Jones said that people would “die in very large numbers around the world,” highlighting how individuals on HIV medication supplied through USAID’s President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) would no longer receive the care they need.
“That’s not an event today. Marco Rubio wrote congressional leaders to explain their moves on USAID and why they’re…
