Elon Musk laughed when he heard that the US had allocated money to the cotton industry in Uzbekistan

At a cabinet meeting at the White House today, US Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez provided an analysis of the country's foreign assistance programs.

According to it, the government saved $250 million by ending programs known as "America Last" that were not in the national interest.

According to Chavez, among the canceled funds is the project "Increasing Transparency and Accountability in the Cotton Industry of Uzbekistan." Upon hearing this information, DOGE head Elon Musk reacted with laughter at the meeting.

"Uzbek cotton workers? This is like a comedy. Unbelievable," Musk said.

According to the US side, initiatives aimed at improving regulation, environmental reforms, and labor rights in other countries should not be financed at the expense of citizens' taxes.

For your information, this project in Uzbekistan, which began in 2022, was supposed to last until 2026. So far, $2 million has been allocated for it, and another $1 million is planned for 2025.

But according to new political decisions, these funds have become unallocated.