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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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[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 18 points 16 hours ago

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

[-] SCmSTR 2 points 11 hours ago

I'm still waiting on musk v zuck

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 13 hours 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

[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago

Do it!

Discovery would be awesome.

[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 10 points 16 hours 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

[-] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 21 points 19 hours ago

The rule for psychopathic narcissists in 2026:

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

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 17 hours 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!

[-] sportsjorts@lemmy.zip 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

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

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 5 points 16 hours 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.

[-] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

We must kill Elon Musk.

[-] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Discovery would be a delight.

[-] wuffah@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

And threatening to sue when it's pointed out

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago

Discovery is gonna be fun.

So please do!

[-] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 14 hours ago

He will withdraw the moment it gets to that point. It still creates costs for defendant though.

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago

Pedo immigrant welfare queen throws fit

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 16 hours ago

One of the most famous, and richest pedophiles of the great empire threatened to sue someone calling them a bitch today...

[-] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

African immigrant who abandoned his child

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Abandoned Children from several different baby mamas

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 84 points 1 day ago

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

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 52 points 1 day ago

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

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Might be nonsensical, but I'm with you in spirit.

[-] sportsjorts@lemmy.zip 1 points 14 hours ago

This whole timeline is nonsense.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

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

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 43 points 1 day ago
[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 9 points 19 hours ago

To exhaust his money supply.

You can't win against a trillionare

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

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.

[-] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago

You got the right idea with the right laws, it’s just the punishment should be harsher

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

Not with that kind of attitude. Also, elon isn't really a trillionaire, the intinsic value of his stocks is 1/100 of that.

[-] jouhija@sopuli.xyz 3 points 17 hours ago

Well, you can if you straight up kill them. And that's the only remaining course against all conservatives and right-wingers: they don't deserve to live

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago

I don't even have a joke for this. There's nothing to sue over.

[-] Tronn4@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
[-] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 23 points 1 day ago

And Streisand laughed

[-] zd9@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

Elon Musk needs to fuck off. Of everything.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

Especially of this mortal coil.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago
[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day 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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