Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., leaves the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"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 told CNN.
"He's incompetent. He's a thief. He's a Nazi. And people don't trust him," Bowman claimed of Musk.
Left-wing media accused Musk of doing a "Nazi salute" when the tech billionaire addressed a crowd on Trump's Inauguration Day.
His mother, Maye Musk, called on her son to sue CNN and other outlets for peddling the "Nazi salute" narrative.
Other Democrats have lauded fascist claims against Musk, including Bowman's former fellow "Squad" member, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., who said last month Musk was a "Nazi nepo baby."
Reps. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., and Summer Lee, D-Pa., pose for a picture on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol after the last votes before the August recess on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"Accusing people of crimes is not protected opinion. CNN is putting itself at risk of liability for bringing on guests who repeat potentially defamatory claims unchallenged," Ngo wrote.
"Sue him! Defamation against conservatives can’t go unaddressed or it will never end," Rep. Mike Lee, R-Utah, wrote from his personal X account.
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"Fight back!" Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., also wrote.
Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.
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