Ro Khanna Slams Elon Musk And Reveals 1 Odd Trend Of His: ‘Like You Do With An Ex’ | EUROtoday

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is slamming Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, which the billionaire tech mogul maintains is slashing solely wasteful public spending — regardless of key companies and security nets like Social Security being impacted.

The California Democrat spoke Monday in Ohio at a City Club of Cleveland occasion about President Donald Trump’s financial insurance policies and mentioned Musk’s “campaign of mass firings” has left his aged constituents fearful that Social Security and “basic services” will vanish.

“Two weeks ago, a mom hugged me in tears.” Khanna instructed the gang. “Her 3-year-old, a NICU survivor, now needs home care and a nurse to be able to take him to school. ‘What will happen to him?’ she asked. There’s fear, Elon, in the families you don’t see.”

Musk was as soon as a progressive darling for pioneering luxurious electrical autos and pushing for interplanetary journey along with his Tesla and SpaceX firms, respectively, however tarnished his fame lately by endorsing Trump and gutting the federal workforce.

The world’s richest man spent a fortune to assist reelect Trump and was then tapped to root out waste, fraud and abuse within the federal authorities. He has since ominously referred to as Social Security, one among America’s most enduring security nets, a “Ponzi scheme.”

On Monday, Khanna left the more and more unpopular billionaire with some recommendation.

“I’ve known Elon for 15 years.” he mentioned. “Lately, it’s been a little rocky. I’ll save the profanity, but he keeps following and unfollowing me on X [formerly Twitter]. You know, like you do with an ex. I’ll say this about Elon. He’s a tech genius, but he should stick to cars and Mars.”

In February, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) warned that Musk and his DOGE employees are “actively dismantling” the U.S. Department of Education. The following month, the company laid off 1,300 workers — and Trump signed an government order to close it down.

Musk has since gotten right into a public spat with Trump’s commerce adviser Peter Navarro over the president’s steep worldwide tariffs on imports to the U.S. — as even the world’s richest man depends on functioning world provide chains to maintain his firms intact.