Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will need to be investigated for the “4.5 million children” whom he “possibly sentenced to death” through his spending cuts, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., argued Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khanna suggested that the Democratic Party take initiative to hold Musk accountable if they were to regain control over the House of Representatives or the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I do believe once we take power, there needs to be accountability,” Khanna said on the “I’ve Had It” podcast. “There needs to be accountability for Elon Musk. You know, they\u2019re celebrating that he created 4,400 millionaires, but they don\u2019t talk about the 4.5 million children around the world who he possibly sentenced to death by dismantling USAID.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khanna continued, “He needs to answer for that. He needs to be subpoenaed. He needs to face investigation. He needs to answer for what he did with DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]. It’s not just ‘let’s move on.'”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Host Jennifer Welch agreed with the idea of investigating Musk, claiming that he was responsible for “killing” millions through DOGE’s government spending cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I love that we need to keep pushing the talking point that you just had that we don’t need to celebrate Elon Musk making other people millionaires. If you are the party of pro-life like you say you are, MAGA, he\u2019s killing millions of the poorest people on the planet,” Welch said. “So I think that hypocrisy there is really stunning.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Democratic politicians and mainstream media renewed their criticism against Musk after he became the world’s first trillionaire through SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO earlier this month, cementing Musk’s status as the world’s richest man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khanna has also encouraged a massive new tax proposal called the “Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act,” targeting wealthy men like Musk with a direct 5% annual wealth tax on assets, not just income, exceeding $1 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We have a deep economic divide in this country. On 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 needs. We can tax billionaires a modest amount to make sure everyone has a fair chance while keeping our innovative engine,” Khanna said in a press release in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n