Democratic Representatives raised criticism on social media Monday when she told Doge Chief Elon Musk “Back to South Africa” and ask “what is he doing in the United States”.
“Yesterday I was watching a video about an interview with Elon Musk, who said Italians should stay in Italy and Chinese should stay in China, and my question for Elon Musk is what exactly do you do here in the United States?” Democratic lawmaker Nydia Velazquez (New York) Say outside Monday night, HUD department.
Rep. Velazquez said: “Go back to South Africa.”
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dem. Rep. Lydia Velazquez told Elon Musk on Monday “Back to South Africa” (NLIHC Organization | AP Photo/Getty)
Velazquez, born in Puerto Rico, added that the fight with Doge is “for the soul of our country.”
Conservatives on social media have blown up Velazquez’s comments on Musk’s immigration status.
“No Forest,” posted on X, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Quick Response Supervisor Bobby Lavalley.
The White House Quick Response Team added in a post on X: “Not at all…”
White House Rapid Revelse’s Greg Price is posted on X.
“Nydia Velasquez finally finds an immigrant she doesn’t like,” Jeremy Carr, senior researcher at Claremont Institute Posted on X. “The thousands of non-legal persons in her area are not our lives on taxes, but America’s greatest entrepreneur, a white immigrant. When the left tells you who they are.”
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DN.Y. Rep. Nydia Velázquez speaks at a press conference at the Capitol Visitor Center (Tom Williams/Scrolling Phone/Getty Image)
“Imagine if any Republican says that to any liberal,” Chris Barron, president of right-turn strategy, posted on X.
Fox News Digital contacted Velazquez’s office for comment.
Velazquez gathered outside the HUD building with fellow Democrats to protest with the latest protests against Musk’s efforts, which they believe are critical to the daily needs of Americans, and the Trump administration has criticized.
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Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk CEOs spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxson Hill, Maryland on February 20, 2025. ((Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))
Controversial comments follow Similar emotions Denoted by dem. Rep. Marcy Kaptur questioned Musk’s loyalty to the United States last week over his immigration status.
“Mr. Musk has just been here for 22 years,” Kaptur said Wednesday. “And he is a citizen of three countries. I always ask myself a question, the damage he causes here, when the push pushes, is his loyalty to South Africa? Canada? Or the United States? He is just a citizen, and I’ll say 22 years.”
Kyle Schmidbauer of Fox News Digital contributes to this report
