Several Democratic lawmakers faced backlash from conservatives on social media after attending a rally opposing Elon Musk’s DOGE initiatives. They stirred the crowd with critical remarks about the Tesla CEO, including referring to him as a Nazi.
"Elon Musk is seizing the power that belongs to the American people," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said while shaking her fist alongside Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. "We are here to fight back."
"We are gonna be in your face, we are gonna be on your a--es, and we are going to make sure you understand what democracy looks like, and this ain’t it," Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said at the rally.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was also in attendance and told the crowd that Musk's DOGE efforts are "taking away everything we have."
"God d---it shut down the Senate!" Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., said. "WE ARE AT WAR!"
"Elon Musk is a Nazi nepo baby, a godless lawless billionaire, who no one elected," Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said at a rally outside the Treasury Department where protesters were speaking out against DOGE.
Conservatives on social media quickly pushed back on the comments, with some accusing Pressley of inciting violence.
The Democrat lawmakers have come out against Musk after he was granted read-only access to a Treasury department called the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which disburses trillions in payments each year, including Social Security checks and federal salaries, through DOGE, which is tasked with reducing federal spending.