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California Democratic Representative Ro Khanna refused to stand down Thursday after Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla founder described as the world's first trillionaire, threatened legal action over Khanna's claims that the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development may have contributed to mass civilian deaths overseas.
Speaking to Fox News Digital outside the U.S. Capitol, Khanna — a rumored 2028 presidential candidate — said he would not be intimidated or silenced.
The confrontation marks a sharp escalation between a high-profile progressive lawmaker and the architect of the federal government's most aggressive spending reduction effort in recent memory.
The Spending Cut at the Center of the Clash Musk personally oversaw efforts to cut waste, fraud, and abuse from U.S. programs during the early months of the second Trump administration, with USAID a central target.
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