Elon Musk promises to sue lawmaker who suggested DOGE cuts led to the deaths of 4.5 million kids (opens original article in a new tab)

Elon Musk threatened to sue Rep. Ro Khanna after the lawmaker accused him of possibly causing 4.5 million child deaths through DOGE cuts to USAID, with Musk defending the cuts as targeting corruption and Khanna citing a study predicting 14 million deaths without USAID funding.

• Elon Musk threatened to sue Rep. Ro Khanna over accusations that DOGE cuts to USAID may have led to 4.5 million child deaths
• Khanna claimed Musk's DOGE actions possibly sentenced 4.5 million children to death by dismantling USAID
• Musk defended DOGE cuts as targeting corruption and cited a Justice Department case involving USAID employees and contractors
• Khanna referenced a 2025 study predicting 14 million deaths by 2030 without USAID funding, including 4.5 million children under 5
• USAID was effectively closed by the Trump administration, with Musk calling it a 'criminal organization' and demanding its 'death'