Elon Musk said he intends to file a lawsuit against former “Squad” Rep. Jamaal Bowman for calling him a “Nazi” and a “thief” this week on CNN.
“I’ve had enough. Lawsuit inbound,” Musk, 53, wrote on X late Friday next to a clip of Bowman’s caustic remarks.
In his Thursday rant Bowman, 48 — who was ousted in a primary last summer by a pro-Israel Democrat — said the Department of Government Efficiency boss “doesn’t have” the necessary skills to spearhead the Trump administration’s cost-cutting crusade.
“How do we know? Because they fired tens of thousands of people, was challenged in court. The court said the people have to go back, and now the people are coming back,” Bowman contended during a Thursday night segment on CNN.
Elon Musk has threatened to sue after former Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., used a recent TV appearance on CNN to call President Donald Trump’s top adviser a “Nazi” and a “thief.” Getty Images“He’s incompetent. He’s a thief. He’s a Nazi. And people don’t trust him.”
Leftists accused the billionaire of making a “Nazi salute” while he addressed a crowd on Trump’s Inauguration Day in January. Groups such as the Anti-Defamation League have determined it was simply an “awkward gesture,” and Musk denied intentionally making a Nazi salute.
Musk didn’t elaborate on any details of the planned lawsuit. However, he appears to be trying to pursue a defamation case against Bowman. Defamation cases have a legal high bar for public figures, because they are required to prove “actual malice” motivated a false statement against them.
An outcry of conservatives had urged Musk to file a lawsuit against Bowman, such as Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
The remarks by the former Bronx and Westchester County rep came during an exchange with Joe Borelli, the ex-top Republican on the New York City Council, who suggested that Democrats were manufacturing a lot of the protests that have dogged GOP town halls with constituents over recent weeks.
“That’s not true. And this shows, again, the American people do not trust Elon Musk. And Elon Musk is incompetent in his position,” Bowman, who runs the super PAC Built to Win, countered.
Near the end of the segment, CNN host Abby Phillips tried to draw distance from Bowman’s incendiary attack against Musk.
“Former Congressman Bowman, I just have to say, just a second, I just have to say, your opinion about Elon Musk is your opinion about Elon Musk,” she said.
Elon’s mother Maye Musk, has publicly encouraged him to sue media outlets that suggested he made a Nazi salute during the inauguration day festivities.
Bowman, who was defeated in last July’s Democratic primary by a centrist pro-Israel candidate, told a panel of commentators that the “American people do not trust Elon Musk and Elon Musk is incompetent in his position.” CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesBack in January, the SpaceX and Tesla boss also publicly mused about suing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for accusing him of doing a Sieg Heil.
It is unclear if Musk still intends to sue Walz.
The Post reached out to both Bowman and CNN for comment.
Bowman served in the House of Representatives from 2021 to January 2025. He was ousted in a primary by Rep. George Latimer (D-NY), who campaigned aggressively against the former rep’s criticisms of Israel and lefty antics.
The former congressman made national headlines in 2023 when he spuriously pulled a fire alarm in a House office building during a tense government shutdown fight. There was no fire at the time and the alarm was clearly marked when the former school principal pulled it.
Later, Bowman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for falsely pulling the alarm, paid a $1,000 fine and wrote an apology letter to the police. The GOP-led House also censure him over the move.
Bowman was one of two “Squad” reps to lose a primary last year alongside former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.)
