Fico congratulated Musk on the defeat of the American agency USAID.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico congratulated U.S. Presidential Advisor on Government Efficiency Elon Musk on his successful efforts to eliminate the main American aid agency, USAID. Fico stated that the organization's funds were used to "distort the political system" in Slovakia.

Source. This was reported by Reuters.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has become the primary target of the government spending reform led by billionaire Elon Musk since Trump took office on January 20.

Fico has long waged a verbal war against the pro-Western liberal opposition, NGOs, and media in his country, accusing them of conspiring against Slovakia.

"It is undeniable that funds coming from USAID were also used in Slovakia for political purposes to distort the political system and favor certain political parties," Fico said in a message to Musk published on Facebook.

He provided no evidence for this claim.

Fico asked Musk for information about grants to "NGOs, media, and individual journalists operating in the territory of the Slovak Republic," to identify projects that, according to him, interfere in Slovakia's internal affairs.

In recent weeks, Slovakia has witnessed protests from tens of thousands of people across the country, demonstrating against a retreat from democracy and a shift in foreign policy towards Russia.

Fico accused the organizers of the protests of plotting to overthrow the government through a coup, without providing any evidence.

Fico was joined by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who stated on Friday that he would take measures to ensure that all financial aid coming from the United States to Hungarian NGOs and media that criticize the government would be disclosed, claiming it was time to "remove these foreign networks."

Background. Recall that recently Musk called for the closure of the outlets "Radio Free Europe" and "Voice of America." "They are just leftist radical crazies," the billionaire stated.