Elon Musk isn’t just building rockets and revolutionizing transportation — now, he’s zeroing in on something far more down-to-earth: the mysteriously fattened wallets of certain career politicians.
While speaking at a Wisconsin town hall Sunday night, the billionaire tech mogul and newly minted government watchdog brought the fire straight to Capitol Hill.

As reported by The New York Post, Musk confirmed that his Department of Government Efficiency, cheekily abbreviated as DOGE, is looking into how some of America’s so-called public servants have amassed stunning fortunes — despite earning government salaries that don’t exactly scream “generational wealth.”
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Musk was asked whether DOGE had uncovered any shady transfers of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funds to prominent Democrats like Rep. Maxine Waters, Sen. Adam Schiff, or Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Musk didn’t hold back.
“They’ll send the money overseas to one NGO. Then they’ll go through a bunch of them, and then I’m highly confident that a bunch of that money then comes back to the United States and lands in the pockets of the people you just mentioned.”
The process isn’t exactly straightforward — but Musk made it clear he believes there’s more than just smoke here.
“There’s a lot of strangely wealthy members of Congress where I’m trying to connect the dots of, ‘How do they become rich?’”
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For reference, the base salary for most members of Congress is $174,000. Not bad — but certainly not enough to explain the eye-popping fortunes of some longtime lawmakers.
Take former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She’s sitting on an estimated $250 million, largely thanks to investments she shares with her venture capitalist husband, Paul.

The power couple just happened to buy stock in Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Netflix — all conveniently tied to major policy decisions over the years.
Then there’s Sen. Rick Scott of Florida. While his $552 million net worth makes him the wealthiest member of the Senate, his fortune actually came from co-founding HCA Healthcare and Solantic before entering politics.
That’s what actual private sector success looks like — a concept many in D.C. seem allergic to.
Musk didn’t mince words: “How do they get $20 million if they’re earning $200,000 a year? We’re going to try to figure it out and certainly stop it from happening.”
Elon Musk believes that YES, prominent Democrats like Maxine Waters, Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer have received USAID money funneled through NGOs
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The billionaire was in Wisconsin to support conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel in a race that could shape the future of redistricting and abortion policy in the state.
As part of the visit, Musk gave $1 million checks to two voters and promoted his petition to stop “activist judges” from tipping the scales of justice.
“The reason for the checks is that it’s really just to get attention,” Musk said with a grin. “And somewhat inevitably, when I do these things, it causes the legacy media to kind of lose their minds.”
Let them. While the media melts down, Musk is asking the questions no one in D.C. wants to answer.
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