A diptych of two photos. On the right half of the image is a black-and-white photo of a worker on a lift taking down the signage outside the United States Agency for International Aid. On the left is a smaller photo tightly cropped on the face of Elon Musk in black-and-white, placed on a red background. Musk, wearing a black "Make America Great Again" hat, seemingly smirks as he looks in the direction of the worker.

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