No so fast, Ro Khanna. You don’t get to publicly accuse Elon Musk of serious misconduct and then call for a debate when threatened with a lawsuit.
— Sam E. Antar (@SamAntar) June 22, 2026
The lawsuit is the debate. Discovery is the fact-checking. Depositions are the cross-examination. And unlike cable news, everyone is… https://t.co/ErfRIG2ZwM
Rep. Ro Khanna has a personal crusade against Elon Musk, it seems. Khanna went on a podcast where he said Musk should be subpoenaed for his work with DOGE, claiming — without evidence — that DOGE cuts killed 4.5 million children around the world.
As we pointed out earlier, Musk said it was time to sue Khanna, whom he rightly called a 'liar' for his smears. Now Khanna must have realized that's a legal battle he doesn't want, and he's offering to debate Musk instead.
.@elonmusk let's debate. You game?
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 22, 2026
I am for free speech, not lawfare. pic.twitter.com/gThLggxiOW
"Today, Elon Musk threatened to sue me and he called on the Justice Department to put my in prison," Khanna said. Which is funny, given that's what Khanna wants a Democrat-controlled DOJ to do to Musk.
"That's right. The world's richest person has spent all day tweeting, going after me. Why? Because I cited an academic study that his DOGE cuts may lead to the deaths of millions of children overseas," Khanna continued.
Let's rewind for a second. That's not what Khanna said. He made it seem like a foregone conclusion that those kids were dead.
Guy who just said Elon needs to be subpoenaed, investigated and held accountable now claims he’s not for "lawfare.” pic.twitter.com/qVwInLJCyw
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 22, 2026
"You know, Elon, I thought you were a free-speech guy," Khanna said. "Why not debate me on these issues instead of threatening lawfare? You're not going to be able to intimidate me. I"m the guy who stood up to the Epstein class."
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Ro five seconds ago: “ELON SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR MURDERING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.”
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) June 23, 2026
Ro now: “I am against lawfare”
You cannot hate this man enough. pic.twitter.com/FtqsRe3dri
Khanna threatened lawfare against Musk. On a podcast, where he doesn't enjoy the immunity he'd have speaking from the House floor.
You're a Democrat.
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) June 23, 2026
That intrinsically makes you an opponent of free speech.
Elon Musk, OTOH, has created the greatest free speech platform in world history.
Stop lying.
Defamation isn't covered by free speech, either.
No so fast, Ro Khanna. You don’t get to publicly accuse Elon Musk of serious misconduct and then call for a debate when threatened with a lawsuit.
— Sam E. Antar (@SamAntar) June 22, 2026
The lawsuit is the debate. Discovery is the fact-checking. Depositions are the cross-examination. And unlike cable news, everyone is… https://t.co/ErfRIG2ZwM
"The lawsuit is the debate. Discovery is the fact-checking. Depositions are the cross-examination. And unlike cable news, everyone is under oath," Antar wrote.
“Elon Musk killed 4.5 million kids”
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) June 23, 2026
“Uh that’s defamatory as hell, bud, see you in court.”
“Hey uh can we just talk I uh just want to talk about this stuff uh let’s not do the court thing please” https://t.co/S3frJUTm40
In addition, the African Union's top D.C. diplomat once celebrated the USAID shutdown.
Riddle me this, @RoKhanna. If closing USAID could cause so many child deaths in Africa, why would the African Union's top diplomat in DC celebrate USAID's shutdown? Does she like dead babies? Is she ignorant? How else do you explain her arriving at the same conclusion as DOGE? pic.twitter.com/fNVzT1FElM
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) June 23, 2026
That's not the behavior of someone who thinks millions of kids will die.
Except that they didn’t and you know it. Those fake Soros-funded studies assumed USAID’s life-saving programs were totally defunded. That was a total and disgusting lie. As @SecRubio said, the foreign assistance review preserved life-saving work while cutting waste and realigning… https://t.co/QIDSKw9SOB
— DOGE State (@DOGE_STATE) June 22, 2026
Elon should sue. Take Ro Khanna to court. He's got a vast fortune, too, and can afford the legal fees and any judgment.
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