The world’s richest man is threatening to take a former Democratic Party representative to court for calling him a Nazi and a “thief.”
Elon Musk’s warnings come after former New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman threw shade at the Tesla founder’s competence, politics, and moral values during a Friday night appearance on CNN‘s NewsNight With Abby Phillip.
“He’s incompetent. He’s a thief. He’s a Nazi. And people don’t trust him,” Bowman said, prompting Musk to lash out.
“I’ve had enough. Lawsuit inbound,” Musk wrote on X late Friday night in response to a user who had posted a clip of Bowman’s remarks.
Bowman further lambasted Musk’s work as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, which has laid off tens of thousands of government employees since President Donald Trump took office.
“American people do not trust Elon Musk, and Elon Musk is incompetent in his position,” Bowman said. “How do we know? Because they fired tens of thousands of people, [which] was challenged in court. The court said the people have to go back, and now the people are coming back.”
Top-ranking Republicans rallied around Musk.
“Fight back!” Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina wrote on X.
“Sue him! Defamation against conservatives can’t go unaddressed or it will never end,” Sen. Mike Lee of Utah added.
Musk later reposted a statement from one of his followers, who wrote, “Jamaal Bowman must apologize to Elon Musk for lying about him and the apology must be public, on video.”
“You can’t lie about someone and defame his reputation like this,” the user continued. “You spend decades building a reputation only for liars to take you down in a minute.”
