{"id":2617371,"date":"2026-06-22T15:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-vows-to-sue-ro-khanna-over-claim-usaid-cuts-harmed-4-5-million-children\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:01:25","slug":"musk-vows-to-sue-ro-khanna-over-claim-usaid-cuts-harmed-4-5-million-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-vows-to-sue-ro-khanna-over-claim-usaid-cuts-harmed-4-5-million-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk vows to sue Ro Khanna over claim USAID cuts harmed 4.5 million children"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-vows-to-sue-ro-khanna-over-claim-usaid-cuts-harmed-4-5-million-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2617371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk announced plans too sue Congressman Ro Khanna after Khanna claimed that U.S. Department of Government Efficiency cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) might have endangered the lives of 4.5 million children amid US foreign aid reductions. Musk responded on social media, referring to Khanna as a liar and defending his aid policies, stating that funds were only verified to prevent fraud and that accusations of jeopardizing children&#8217;s lives are false. Khanna, in turn, argued that Musk should be investigated for dismantling USAID and for his involvement with Dogecoin (DOGE), suggesting that his actions contributed to potential global health crises. Musk disputed these claims, blaming fraudsters instead of aid cuts and calling for Khanna\u2019s arrest over alleged insider trading. The controversy highlights tensions over foreign aid policies, Musk\u2019s wealth and business conduct, and recent legislative efforts proposing a wealth tax on billionaires like Musk. The incident comes amid Musk\u2019s recent achievement as the world\u2019s first trillionaire and ongoing political debates about wealth redistribution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1412\">Elon Musk<\/a> vowed to sue Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5039\">Ro Kh<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5039\">a<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5039\">nna<\/a> (D-CA) on Monday after the congressman claimed that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11686\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> cuts for the U.S. Agency for International Development possibly endangered the lives of 4.5 million children in need of foreign aid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTime to sue this liar,\u201d Musk <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2069083221300576664\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2069083221300576664\">posted on X<\/a>, citing a <em>New York Post<\/em> article about Khanna\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4618824\/house-gop-threatens-actblue-contempt-over-withheld-records\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House GOP threatens ActBlue with contempt over withheld records<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4614730\/marcy-kaptur-mccarthy-speaker-vote-book\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Marcy Kaptur weighed voting for Kevin McCarthy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-best-moments-from-obamas-presidential-center-opening\/\" title=\"PHOTOS: Best moments from Obama&#039;s presidential center opening\">historic speaker vote<\/a>: Book<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4614809\/tom-kean-jr-congress-june-30-monthslong-absence-health\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tom Kean Jr. to return to Congress on June 30 after monthslong absence due to undisclosed health issue<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the weekend, Khanna argued Musk should be investigated for his role in dismantling <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usaid\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2460\">USAID<\/a> as the symbolic head of the DOGE before his appointment as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ratchets-up-feud-reveals-musk-didnt-leave-his-administration-voluntarily\/\" title=\"Trump Ratchets Up Feud, Reveals ... Didn\u2019t Leave His Administration Voluntarily\">special government employee expired<\/a> at the end of May 2025. The investigation would only happen if Democrats regain control of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> or the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> this fall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI do believe once we take power, there needs to be accountability,\u201d Khanna said on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U6orysyO7Ww\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U6orysyO7Ww\"><em>I\u2019ve Had It<\/em> podcast<\/a>, hosted by progressive commentator Jennifer Welch. \u201cThere needs to be accountability for Elon Musk. You know, they\u2019re celebrating that he created 4,400 millionaires, but they don\u2019t talk about the 4.5 million children around the world who he possibly sentenced to death by dismantling USAID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House Democrat took the figure from a July 2025 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ph.ucla.edu\/news-events\/news\/research-finds-more-14-million-preventable-deaths-2030-if-usaid-defunding\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/ph.ucla.edu\/news-events\/news\/research-finds-more-14-million-preventable-deaths-2030-if-usaid-defunding\">peer-reviewed study<\/a> that says more than 14 million people, including 4.5 million children under 5, could die around the world by 2030 due to U.S. foreign aid cuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna pointed to the study in a Monday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2069043719928418580\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2069043719928418580\">post<\/a>, telling Musk that \u201cyour USAID cuts did this.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe needs to answer for that,\u201d Khanna added in the podcast interview. \u201cHe needs to be subpoenaed. He needs to face investigation. He needs to answer for what he did with DOGE. It\u2019s not just \u2018let\u2019s move on.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2069087335824699744\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2069087335824699744\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-will-not-rename-controversial-schools-school-board-promises-to-consult-historians\/\" title=\"San Francisco Will Not Rename \u2018Controversial\u2019 Schools, School Board Promises To \u2018Consult Historians\u2019\">separate social media post<\/a><\/a>, Musk disputed the congressman\u2019s claim that the DOGE \u201csentenced\u201d children to death through its cost-cutting efforts since President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> returned to office last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe standard applied by DOGE was very simple and easy: Provide contact information for the recipients of aid, so that we can confirm it is not fraudulent,\u201d Musk wrote. \u201cThe reality is that money was being sent to corrupt politicians under the guise of aid!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, Musk called for Khanna\u2019s arrest because he allegedly benefited from insider trading in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLiars and stock insider traders like Ro the Robber should be in prison!!\u201d the tech mogul said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk again <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2069108349656834236\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2069108349656834236\">called the claim<\/a> that the DOGE\u2019s spending cuts accelerated the deaths of millions of children a \u201ctotal lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll DOGE did was require contact with the aid recipients to confirm that funds were being used legitimately. Anything less than this is insane!\u201d he said, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/usaid-official-and-three-corporate-executives-plead-guilty-decade-long-bribery-scheme\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/usaid-official-and-three-corporate-executives-plead-guilty-decade-long-bribery-scheme\">citing a case<\/a> in which a USAID official and three corporate executives were accused of a decadelong bribery scheme. \u201cMultiple people from USAID have been charged by the Justice Department with stealing money. Moreover, they pled GUILTY!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Khanna\u2019s office for comment on Musk\u2019s lawsuit threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4606254\/spacex-ipo-elon-musk-trillionaire\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4606254\/spacex-ipo-elon-musk-trillionaire\/\">ELON MUSK BECOMES FIRST TRILLIONAIRE AFTER SPACEX\u2019S BLOCKBUSTER IPO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk has recently come under scrutiny by Democrats after he became the world\u2019s first trillionaire, driven by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spacex\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3290\">SpaceX\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >historic initial public offering earlier<\/a> this month. Democratic lawmakers are calling for a wealth tax.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, Khanna and Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"41\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) introduced legislation that would require people with a net worth over $1 billion to pay a 5% annual wealth tax. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wealth-Tax-Bill-Summary.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wealth-Tax-Bill-Summary.pdf\">bill proposal<\/a> listed Musk, the world\u2019s richest man, as the foremost billionaire who would be subject to the tax if it ever becomes law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk threatens lawsuit over Khanna&#8217;s aid death claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2617373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-q3ed87x64-1782149825815-e1782149888865.jpg?1782135482&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32823,81543,4250,32530,16381],"class_list":["post-2617371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-child-welfare","tag-court-lawsuit","tag-musk","tag-ro-khanna","tag-usaid"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-q3ed87x64-1782149825815-e1782149888865.jpg?1782135482&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617371"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617375,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617371\/revisions\/2617375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}