The group wasn't trying to enter the federal premises in a violent takeover, but rather act as a wall of defense between the government agency and a directive to cease the organization's work as a matter of fiduciary foresight. Later that afternoon, the USAID office shut down. The official USAID website is no longer available.

Elon Musk, the man who slashed Twitter to the bone, thinks he can do the same to the U.S. via DOGE. But USAID ain't it, chief.