Democrat Ro Khanna cited a 2025 study that estimated more than 14 million people could die without USAID resources by 2030

Elon Musk, the trillionaire CEO and former temporary government employee, threatened to sue Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna after the lawmaker accused Musk of “possibly” sentencing 4.5 million children to death by cutting funding to the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Monday morning, Musk took to his social media platform, X, to lash out at Khanna for suggesting Musk’s deep cuts to USAID’s funding and workforce, while overseeing DOGE last year, may have led to millions of children dying.

“You know they’re celebrating that he created 4,400 millionaires, but they don’t talk about the 4.5 million children around the world who he possibly sentenced to death by dismantling USAID,” Khanna said on the “I’ve Had It” podcast over the weekend.

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[–] 89 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Ok. Go ahead. Countersuing the "trillionaire" for punitive damages is not above Congressman Khanna, of all people.

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  • [–] 54 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Countersue with a class-action lawsuit, where the damaged class is the Citizens of the United States of America and the world.

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  • [–] 63 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Discovery is gonna be fun.

    So please do!

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  • [–] 55 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Pedo immigrant welfare queen throws fit

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    To exhaust his money supply.

    You can't win against a trillionare

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    That's why every state should have robust Anti-Slapp laws. Furthermore attempting a slapp suit should come with punitive damages beyond just the attorney fees of the defendant of your frivolous suit. And there should be a three strikes system (a boy who cried wolf law) that if you are found to have attempted a slapp suit three times or more, A) you get a felony charge for denial of free speech that can come with jail time for up to 10 years in federal prison, B) the default presumption that any future speech based suits brought by you are likely slapp suits. In other words, the burden is on you to prove that you are likely to win your defamation case before a defense or discovery is even required, and all legal fees are to be taken on by yourself by default unless you win.

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  • [–] 45 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    There’s no proof stronger that they absolutely despise poor people than gleefully ripping out a system that tries to protect most vulnerable people in the world.

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  • [–] 37 points 4 months ago

    “You know they’re celebrating that he created 4,400 millionaires, but they don’t talk about the 4.5 million children around the world who he possibly sentenced to death by dismantling USAID,” Khanna said on the “I’ve Had It” podcast over the weekend.

    The only questions journalists should ask billionaires are:

    1. How much is a human life worth to you?

    2. Then why do you have a billion dollars while so many preventable deaths happen?

    Having a billion dollars isn't something anyone should strive for, and long before someone gets to that level, they need to be shamed out of it.

    Anytime they complain, remind them all they need to do is let go of some of their hoarded wealth that they couldn't spend if they tried. Then remind them historically the rest of society eventually stops asking and starts seizing.

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  • [–] 29 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Elon Musk needs to fuck off. Of everything.

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  • [–] 25 points 4 months ago

    And Streisand laughed

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago

    The rule for psychopathic narcissists in 2026:

    If they're going to sue, you know it to be true.

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    [–] 19 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Please sue. Please. I'd pay money for that discovery.

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Dew it! Put him on the stand and make him explain his actions.

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago

    FrEe SpEeCh AbSoLuTiSt

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago

    I didn't hear about this. Thanks to Elon, now I do. If i would have heard about it, I would have thought: could be true, could be exaggerated. But he immediately sues, so it's probably true otherwise it wouldn't trigger him that much. Way to go dumbass Elon!

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago

    he's just flexing to try to scare ro khanna off from running for a higher office. khanna is like the exact opposite of who a turdball like elon would want sitting behind the resolute desk.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    he's right.. it's false.

    it's probably closer to 5million kids, with another 500,000 being thrown into prisons to be raped by trump and his friends who wipe his ass

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    Do it!

    Discovery would be awesome.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    Musk responded by calling the progressive Democrat a “liar” and “robber” while also accusing him of insider stock trading.

    “Time to sue this liar,” Musk wrote.

    Elon Musk, defender of free speech and known honest dealer. /s

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    You can't sue a lawmaker for shit they say, I though, idk the details on that. Not that the rules matter in this fucking hellscape developing.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago*

    They did. And the screw worm, which should be named after musk.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Discovery would be a delight.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    We must kill Elon Musk.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago*

    Ah ça ira ça ira ça ira, les aristocrates à la lanterne!

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