Washington DC, June 23 -- Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday (local time) escalated his feud with Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, branding him as "Ro the robber" and appearing to endorse calls for action against the Californian representative after Khanna argued that Musk should face accountability and investigation over spending cuts carried out under the Department of Government of Efficiency (DOGE).

The exchange began as Musk responded to various X posts on the ongoing issue. The Tesla CEO said, "Ro the Robber" in response to a post on X which accused that "Ro is the number one stock trader in Congress. Last year, he reported 4,300 trades with 59 million in total trade volume. He also recently purchased a USD 9.5 million home ...