Elon Musk vowed to retaliate if Democrats, having won control of one or both
chambers of the U.S. Congress, use oversight to investigate him or his
businesses. He was responding to a report that Democrats are considering probes
into him and firms including Tesla (TSLA.O) and SpaceX (SPCX.O). On his social
platform he wrote: “He who lives by the sword will die by the sword.” He added
those who target him should expect him to expose and pursue the real operators
behind them, not merely their proxies. Musk has been a major Republican donor
and has worked with the Trump administration through an initiative he called the
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). His companies’ commercial ties with
the federal government could face scrutiny if Democrats secure congressional
majorities.
