President Donald Trump has vowed to protect Elon Musk as Democrats openly plot investigations into both him and his companies if they regain control of Congress.
Speaking to the New York Post’s Miranda Devine, Trump dismissed Democratic threats against Musk as political bluster but made clear he would intervene if they escalated.
“It won’t happen. It’s talk,” Trump said. “But if it is talk, we’ll have to protect them.”
Trump also said that he would consider preemptive pardons for administration officials and allies if Democrats attempted to prosecute them after he leaves office.
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BREAKING: President Trump says Elon Musk must be protected if Democrats target him or SpaceX. pic.twitter.com/CdqQAW4COf
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The comments follow weeks of escalating threats against Musk, whose companies include Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink and artificial intelligence giant xAI.
Democrats are already preparing major investigations into Musk and his businesses if they seize control of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Various left-wing figures, including economist Paul Krugman and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, have suggested a Democratic administration should seize Musk’s companies.
Economist (and Nobel laureate) Paul Krugman: “Control of Starlink must, one way or another, be taken away from Elon Musk. It’s a matter of national security: we cannot let private individuals make foreign and defense policy, and it would be totally irresponsible to leave a…
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) October 30, 2026
Musk became a major target of the left after helping Trump launch the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as well as his status as the Republican Party’s richest and most generous donor.
Trump has previously defended Musk against the threatened probes.
“Elon’s a brilliant guy,” Trump said last month. “We have to protect our brilliant people because we don’t have too many of them.”
Trump went on to describe Musk as one of America’s rare “geniuses,” arguing that protecting innovators is important to maintaining America’s technological dominance.
Musk himself has made clear that he will not go down quietly.
“Live by the sword, die by the sword,” Musk warned after reports emerged about Democratic plans to investigate him.
“Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them, not just their puppets.”
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
Those who pick fights with me should understand that I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them, not just their puppets … https://t.co/L7xNa6yCm0
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 21, 2026
