Elon Musk looks on in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. (AP/Evan Vucci)
Musk himself appeared to take the statement as a threat, responding to the video in an X post in which he wrote, "Then it is war."
Popular conservative account Libs of TikTok also commented on the clip, saying the FBI "should definitely look into this."
X account DogeDesigner wrote, "Protect Elon Musk at all costs."
Conservative commentator Eric Daugherty wrote, "When fraud is exposed - it's always the fraudsters who yell and complain the loudest. Their THEFT will come to an end."
Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee posted on his personal X account, "Deport her immediately," adding, "She shouldn’t be here."
The Trump administration and lawmakers have launched probes into Minnesota's "Feeding Our Future" $250 million fraud scheme that allegedly targeted a children's nutrition program the Department of Agriculture funded and that Minnesota oversaw during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FEDS LAUNCH 'MASSIVE' INVESTIGATION AFTER VIRAL VIDEO ALLEGES MINNESOTA DAYCARE FRAUD
Elon Musk walks along the Colonnade after arriving with President Donald Trump on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Musk has been highly vocal about the fraud being uncovered in Minnesota, repeatedly calling attention to it on his official X account, which has over 230 million followers.
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In a post on Saturday, Musk said the fraud scheme going on in Minnesota is "one of many" and that while leading the Department of Government Efficiency under President Donald Trump, his team "found hundreds of fraud schemes."
"There was massive fraud in every government program, especially Federal funds sent as block grants to the states," said Musk.
Fox News Digital's Diana Stancy contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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