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Congressman Calls for Violence Against Elon Musk Over Government Spending Issues

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U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia called for violence against Elon Musk, claiming he harms the American public by exposing government spending waste. The remarks have drawn widespread criticism and concern.

A Democrat in Congress is urging Americans to "bring actual weapons" against Elon Musk as the head of DOGE continues to expose massive amounts of spending waste in the federal government.

U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., told CNN on Wednesday that Musk is "harming the American public in an enormous way, and what I think is really important and what the American public want, is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight.

"This is an actual fight for democracy, for the future of this country."

During a DOGE Subcommittee hearing earlier in the day, Garcia held up a giant photo of a dapper Musk in a tuxedo, referring to it as a "d*ck pic."

CNN's Brianna Keilar asked Garcia: "Do you think that calling Elon Musk a 'd*ck' is effective messaging for confronting what is a potentially irreversible transformation of the U.S. government?"

Commenters on X indicated: "Robert Garcia needs criminal charges immediately. Congress should censor him or expel him. He also should be permanently banned or suspended on X, Facebook, etc. for violating their rules. All violent politicians should face real world consequences."

"So 'defending democracy' now means openly calling for violence against political opponents? The mask is off - Democrats aren't just corrupt, they're dangerous. If there's no accountability for this, they'll keep escalating."

The call for violence against Musk came the same day a mysterious ad appeared in Washington, D.C., stating "Help Eliminate Elon."

The ad features a USAID logo, but it was unclear if the federal agency targeted by Musk for astronomical spending was responsible for the commercial.

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., responded on X: "This disgusting threat was made against @elonmusk for helping President Trump eliminate government waste and protect taxpayer dollars. We need to find out who paid for this and who allowed it to be posted."

Steve Caudle of the Greater Second Missionary Baptist Church in Chattanooga expressed concerns: "In this nation I am worried we are on the verge of bloodshed. This is an attempt to take us back to a day we do not want to go and we will not go. Therefore there will be conflict."

He added, "I pray that the peace of God will win out and overcome the madness that is attempting to take over this nation. And I will say to you beloved no one likes violence. But sometimes violence is necessary."

Caudle presumptively stated that God supports actions against wasteful government spending, referencing a New Testament verse: "The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force."

Musk responded to the sermon by saying: "This tells me that he is trying to hide MASSIVE fraud."

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