Them’s fightin’ phrases!
Elon Musk warned Wednesday that he would battle back against Democrats who are reportedly planning to goal him with investigations if they gain control of the House in next month’s midterms.
“Live by the sword, die by the sword,” Musk wrote on X, which he owns.
Elon Musk warned he would battle back against Democrats’ threats to examine him. REUTERS
“Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them, not just their puppets…”
He was responding to a Politico report with the headline “Democrats have a message for Elon Musk: Watch out,” which was posted on social media with the caption, “Dem gavels are coming for Elon Musk.”
As Democrats take the edge in some closely-watched midterm races, blue lawmakers are reportedly readying to launch a slew of corruption probes aimed at the Trump administration – beginning with the world’s richest man.
Democrats are contemplating a number of factors of attack on Musk, a GOP megadonor who has already donated a whole lot of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to Republican candidates this yr, according to Politico.
Probes could goal his oversight of the Department of Government Efficiency, which slashed a whole lot of hundreds of federal jobs.
His corporations’ multibillion-dollar federal contracts could also come under fire. SpaceX – Musk’s $2 trillion rocket firm that also owns satellite tv for pc business Starlink – holds billions of {dollars}’ price of federal protection contracts.
Elon Musk threatened Democrats not to decide a battle with him. x/elonmusk
Musk’s reported position in stifling Ukrainian web access is also doubtless to face scrutiny. US officers informed the Wall Street Journal that Musk selected to all of a sudden gradual satellite tv for pc web velocity in Ukraine without consulting the White House, while another source claimed the Starlink boss consulted with senior administration officers and Trump forward of time.
“What happens when one guy gets a giant contract from the government and then uses it to do something that shuts down communication in a war that has been extremely important to the United States to support Ukraine?” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, informed Politico.
“There’s a lot of different parts of the corruption around Musk.”
Several other Democrats signaled they are wanting into methods to goal the techie with investigations.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal tore into Musk for his reported position in stifling Ukrainian web access. Getty Images
Sara Guerrero, a spokesperson for Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the prime Dem on the House Oversight Committee, said there are “a lot of questions” about Musk’s position in DOGE and “it is something we plan to investigate.”
Another member of the Oversight Committee, Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas), said Musk wants to be investigated as half of corruption probes into the Trump administration “because it takes two to tango.”
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), the prime Democrat on the Space, Science and Technology Committee, blasted “the damage that DOGE inflicted on our science agencies.”
Rep. Gregory Meeks called for “a full accounting of the damage Mr. Musk and DOGE caused.” HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
“Elon Musk and his DOGE cronies stirred up chaos, ruined careers, and played a large role in illegal grant cancellations and firings of civil servants,” she added.
Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY), the prime Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called for “a full accounting of the damage Mr. Musk and DOGE caused,” particularly calling out the “cruel dismantling of USAID.”
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), another member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said Musk wants to seem before the group – including an ominous message: “Bring it all on.”
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee have already began digging into Musk’s time at DOGE.
