- Musk has targeted $1 trillion in taxpayer savings, and one of his chief targets has been the U.S. Agency for International Development, which leads the government's countermeasure efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases before they land on American soil.
Elon Musk took responsibility on Wednesday for canceling U.S. prevention efforts to contain the spread of the Ebola virus, and claimed they had been restored as soon as the mistake was identified.
