Elon Musk escalates feud with Ro Khanna, backs calls for action over DOGE criticism

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday local time escalated his feud with Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna branding him as Ro the robber and appearing to endorse calls for action against the Californian representative after Khanna argued that Musk should face accountability and investigation over spending cuts carried out under the Department of Government of Efficiency DOGEThe exchange began as Musk responded to various X posts on the ongoing issue The Tesla CEO said Ro the Robber in response to a post on X which accused that Ro is the number one stock trader in Congress Last year he reported 4300 trades with 59 million in total trade volume He also recently purchased a USD 95 million home in the DC areaYes httpstcoIfpZy0PJgHmdash Elon Musk elonmusk June 22 2026Musk later replied Yes to a post on X by user DogeDesigner which said BREAKING Elon Musk calls for the arrest of Ro the Robber KhannaRo the Robber httpstcouUZlUjpEj9mdash Elon Musk elonmusk June 22 2026The DogeDesigner post further argued that the US Department of Justice announced that a USAID official and several executives pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme involving more than USD 550 million in contracts while Khanna was demanding scrutiny of Musk over DOGE spending cutsThe post added Yet Ro Khanna is claiming Elon should be investigated over DOGE spending cuts The standard applied by DOGE was very simple if taxpayer money is being sent as aid there should be a way to verify who received it and make sure the money isnt being stolen or misusedThe DOJ is uncovering corruption connected to USAID contracts Ro Khanna is attacking the person who pushed for transparencyThe social media clash follows comments made by Ro Khanna on the Ive Had it podcastAccording to the New York Post the California Democrat said that Musk should face scrutiny over the impact of USAID cutsI do believe once we take power there needs to be accountability Khanna said according to the New York PostThere needs to be accountability for Elon MuskYou know theyre celebrating that he created 4400 millionaires but they dont talk about the 45 million children around the world who he possibly sentenced to death by dismantling USAID he addedKhanna added He needs to answer for that He needs to be subpoenaed He needs to face an investigation He needs to answer for what he did with DOGE Department of Government of EfficiencyPodcast host Jennifer Welch also backed the idea of investigating Musk saying I love that we need to keep pushing the talking point that you just had that we dont need to celebrate Elon Musk making other people millionairesIf you are the party of prolife like you say you are MAGA hes killing millions of the poorest people on the planet Welch addedSo I think that hypocrisy there is really stunningRight after Khannas call for an investigation Musk fired back in a post on X on June 22 calling the allegations a total lie while responding to an X post by another accountAbsolutely This is a total lie All DOGE did was require contact with the aid recipients to confirm that funds were being used legitimatelyAnything less than this is insane Multiple people from USAID have been charged by the Justice Department with stealing moneyMoreover they pled GUILTY Musk wrote replying to a postThe New York Post reported that criticism of Musk intensified after the entrepreneurs wealth surged following a recordbreaking SpaceX IPO earlier this monthThe news report also noted that Khanna has also encouraged a massive new tax proposal called the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act a proposal by Senator Bernie Sanders imposing a 5 per cent annual wealth tax on assets above USD 1 billionDefending the proposal Khanna said in a March press release cited by the New York Post We have a deep economic divide in this countryOn one side places like Silicon Valley are generating extreme wealth On the other side families are struggling to cover the cost of health care housing and basic needsWe can tax billionaires a modest amount to make sure everyone has a fair chance while keeping our innovative engineThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever