Elon Musk said he intends to file a lawsuit against former “Squad” Rep. Jamaal Bowman for calling him a “Nazi” and a “thief” this week on CNN.
“I’ve had enough. Lawsuit inbound,” Musk, 53, wrote on X late Friday next to a clip of Bowman’s caustic remarks.
In his Thursday rant Bowman, 48 — who was ousted in a primary last summer by a pro-Israel Democrat — said the Department of Government Efficiency boss “doesn’t have” the necessary skills to spearhead the Trump administration’s cost-cutting crusade.
“How do we know? Because they fired tens of thousands of people, was challenged in court. The court said the people have to go back, and now the people are coming back,” Bowman contended during a Thursday night segment on CNN.
“He’s incompetent. He’s a thief. He’s a Nazi. And people don’t trust him.”
Leftists accused the billionaire of making a “Nazi salute” while he addressed a crowd on Trump’s Inauguration Day in January. Groups such as the Anti-Defamation League have determined it was simply an “awkward gesture,” and Musk denied intentionally making a Nazi salute.
Musk didn’t elaborate on any details of the planned lawsuit. However, he appears to be trying to pursue a defamation case against Bowman. Defamation cases have a legal high bar for public figures, because they are required to prove “actual malice” motivated a false statement against them.
An outcry of conservatives had urged Musk to file a lawsuit against Bowman, such as Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
Hellbound and Down 