Elon Musk vows revenge: "I will reveal who really pulls the strings"

Elon Musk threatened revenge against Democratic lawmakers planning to investigate his businesses if they win a majority in the House of Representatives. Musk wrote on X that he will expose those pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Elon Musk threatened revenge against Democratic lawmakers who are planning to investigate his businesses if they win a majority in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Musk, who served as co-director of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) until May 2025, responded sharply to a Politico report on Democratic plans to summon him and his companies Tesla and SpaceX for hearings. In a post on X, he wrote 'live by the sword, die by the sword' and threatened to expose those behind the scenes. The background to the conflict is Musk's role as a major Republican donor and his involvement in cutting about 250,000 government jobs in 2025, a move that drew criticism over access to sensitive data and conflicts of interest.