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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., was optimistic on Friday that former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk would be targeting Republicans instead of Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections after his feud with President Donald Trump .
In an interview with Semafor , Khanna said that he spoke to some of the Tesla CEO’s "senior confidants" about whether Musk would be interested in supporting Democratic candidates in 2026. Based on Musk’s recent attacks against the Trump administration and his history of supporting Democrats, Khanna believed a change could be possible.
"Having Elon speak out against the irrational tariff policy, against the deficit-exploding Trump bill, and the anti-science and anti-immigrant