The Democrat party has made it clear, they want Elon in jail and his businesses bankrupt. I don’t know how you give money to people who want you destroyed. I doubt that’ll happen.
| Claim | Result | Source Reference | Source Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Democrat party has made it clear, they want Elon Musk in jail and his businesses bankrupt. | rejected | https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/02/06/elon-musk-republican-liability-boogeyman/ | But the party has made clear the Tesla CEO is their newest target as they try to win back the working class who swung toward Republicans in the 2024 election — focusing much of their messaging in recent days on DOGE, which Schumer referred to as 'a secret squad of company men' pulling off a 'hostile takeover.' |
| The Democrat party has made it clear, they want Elon Musk in jail and his businesses bankrupt. | rejected | https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-elon-musk-keep-campaigning-wisconsin-2025-4?op=1 | Ben Wikler, the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, told reporters on a Wednesday press call that Musk should become President Donald Trump's "special envoy for midterm elections." "At the same time, Elon Musk should be removed as quickly as possible from any position of power over the federal government," Wikler added, referring to the billionaire businessman's role as the de facto leader of DOGE. |
| The Democrat party has made it clear, they want Elon Musk in jail and his businesses bankrupt. | rejected | https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/05/politics/democrats-messaging-elon-musk/index.html | Democrats had been “sluggish” in their response to Trump until this week, said Leah Greenberg, the co-executive director of the grassroots Indivisible Project. “Our ask for Democrats right now is, if this is a crisis, you should act like it’s a crisis,” Greenberg said. “We have to do things to make clear that this is absolutely not normal.” Democratic lawmakers, liberal groups and watchdog organizations have condemned Musk’s efforts to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development and reduce the size of the government by offering to pay federal workers who agree to quit through September as part of a deal Congress has not authorized. They have also railed against access by Musk’s associates to the Treasury Department’s payment system, which disburses funding on behalf of the federal government. Critics of Musk’s efforts have warned that DOGE workers now have access to the private financial data of millions of Americans and could interfere with key federal payments, including tax refunds and Social Security checks. Many have decried the lack of congressional oversight into its work, arguing that Musk and his allies could be misusing the data they have accessed. |
| I doubt that’ll happen (the Democrat party putting Elon Musk in jail and bankrupting his businesses). | verified | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3311657/democrats-elon-musk-meltdown/ | If Democrats think that demonizing one of America’s most successful industrialists as a “dictator” and a “Nazi” is their best path back to popularity, good luck. They might want to check Musk’s favorability ratings, though, because right now, they are better than the Democratic Party’s. |
| I doubt that’ll happen (the Democrat party putting Elon Musk in jail and bankrupting his businesses). | verified | https://nypost.com/2025/06/07/us-news/trump-says-elon-musk-will-face-very-serious-consequences-if-he-funds-dems-in-future-elections/ | On Thursday, the feud over the reconciliation bill got personal — with Trump threatening to cancel billions of dollars in government contracts and subsidies awarded to Musk’s companies. |
| I doubt that’ll happen (the Democrat party putting Elon Musk in jail and bankrupting his businesses). | verified | https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-elon-musk-consequences-funds-democratic-candidates-rcna211605 | The president told NBC News that he hasn't had those conversations. “I mean it’s not something that’s on top of my mind right now," Trump said. |
🤖 Conclusion [20/100]: The statement that 'the Democrat party has made it clear, they want Elon in jail and his businesses bankrupt' is strongly exaggerated and not supported by the cited sources. The references confirm there is significant Democratic criticism of Musk and his influence, especially regarding his roles in government contracts and political involvement. However, none of the sources provide evidence of an explicit or coordinated Democratic Party effort or official statements expressing a desire to see Musk jailed or his businesses bankrupted. The rest of the statement ('I doubt that’ll happen') is reasonable and supported by the evidence; there is no indication that Democrats are close to achieving such an outcome. Overall, the claim is mostly false, though it reflects a partisan interpretation of ongoing criticism.