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Elon Musk threatens Hillary Clinton's podcast partner Kara Swisher with prison after she claimed to know 'what's coming for him' if Democrats take power

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Heller, V. (2026, October 22). Elon Musk threatens Hillary Clinton's podcast partner Kara Swisher with prison after she claimed to know 'what's coming for him' if Democrats take power. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16227509/Elon-Musk-Hillary-Clinton-podcast-Kara-Swisher-prison.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Elon Musk threatened tech journalist Kara Swisher with prison on X (formerly Twitter) after she suggested during a podcast appearance that Democrats might investigate him if they gain control of Congress. Swisher had commented that under a potential Harris presidency, "he might be in jail right now," referencing concerns around Musk's companies following budget cuts he made when running the Department of Government Efficiency. The article highlights the heated exchange and its implications for upcoming midterm elections where Democrats are projected to have a strong performance.

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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and founder of Tesla and SpaceX, threatened tech journalist Kara Swisher with prison in a recent X post. This came after Swisher suggested on her podcast "The Bulwark" that Democrats should investigate Musk if they gain control of both chambers of Congress in November's midterm elections. Swisher had also claimed during an episode of the new High Stakes podcast, co-hosted with Hillary Clinton, that under President Kamala Harris, Musk might already be in jail due to alleged questionable practices involving his companies and government agencies. The threat from Musk reflects tension between tech leaders and political figures as Democrats are projected to win a significant number of seats in the upcoming elections.

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The world's richest man, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, threatened the podcast partner of former First Lady Hillary Clinton with prison in a recent X post. asserted

man → threaten → post

With the midterm elections approaching in what is projected to be a 'blue wave' victory for Democrats, the Trump ally appears to have little tolerance for criticism and fired online against tech journalist Kara Swisher. Swisher, who launched the High Stakes podcast with Hillary Clinton just last week, appeared on another podcast, The Bulwark. asserted

who → approach → podcast

In a recent episode, Swisher suggested that Democrats should look into investigating Musk should they manage to gain control of both chambers of Congress in November. uncertain

they → suggest → November

She even went so far as to say that Musk would already have been sent to jail if Trump's Democratic challenger Kamala Harris had won the presidential election in 2024. asserted

challenger → go → 2024

'Under Kamala Harris, he might be in jail right now, right?' Swisher suggested. uncertain

Swisher → suggest → jail

'And that's not because she's some avenging fury. asserted

she → avenge → ?

It's because there is a lot of questions around different companies of his.' She further claimed that the agencies affected by the cuts Musk made when he was running the Department of Government Efficiency would start investigating his many companies. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk was furious and threatened journalist and Hillary Clinton podcast pal Kara Swisher with prison after she criticized him online Swisher said on a podcast when talking about Musk: 'Under Kamala Harris, he might be in jail right now, right?' uncertain

he → be → jail

She continued: 'And that's not because she's some avenging fury. asserted

she → continue → ?

It's because there is a lot of questions around different companies of his asserted

It → be → his

The world's first trillionaire took his upset about Swisher's remarks to social media. asserted

trillionaire → take → media

Source: @elonmusk/X Swisher continued: 'If Donald Trump loses the Senate, I would be worried if I were him even though how rich he is. asserted

he → continue → Senate

He has a very big sense of fate. asserted

He → have → fate

And I think it's coming for him. asserted

it → think → him

The furious world's first trillionaire took his upset with Swisher's comments to social media and posted on X: 'Live by the sword, die by the sword. ' asserted

trillionaire → take → sword

Sounds like Swisher really wants to go to prison.' asserted

Swisher → sound → prison

While the excerpt of Swisher's comments reached more than 2.4 million views on X, Musk's comment underneath got about 574,000 views as of Wednesday night and sparked strong reactions. One asked: 'Why would he be in jail for? asserted

he → reach → jail

He hasn't broken the law.' asserted

He → break → law

Another calmed down the entrepreneur, saying: 'No worries, Kamala is NEVER going to be President.' Polls are projecting that next month's Midterm elections could hand the Democrats both the House of Representatives and the Senate. uncertain

elections → calm → Representatives

Meanwhile, top Republicans insist those surveys are skewed and that the GOP will do far better than predicted. asserted

GOP → insist → ?

The Daily Mail contacted Swisher for comment. asserted

Mail → contact → comment

Elon Musk threatens Hillary Clinton's podcast partner Kara Swisher with prison after she claimed to know 'what's coming for him' if Democrats take power

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