Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) fired back at right wing billionaire Elon Musk after he called Kelly a “traitor” for supporting Ukraine.
In a thread on X Sunday night, Kelly reflected on his trip to Ukraine over the weekend writing, “What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people.”
“Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway to Putin,” he added.
In a reply to the thread, Musk wrote, “You are a traitor.”
Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut, fired back on Monday.
“Traitor? Elon, if you don’t understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe you should leave it to those of us who do,” Kelly wrote.
Kelly also told reporters that the South African born billionaire was “not a serious guy” and he should “go back to building rockets.”
“He said he’s slashed and burned the federal government to make room for a giant tax cut for billionaires like himself,” Kelly said. “I’ve sworn an oath to this country. I’ve flown in combat. I’ve served in the Navy for 25 years.”
“It appears to me the oath that Elon Musk stands by is the oath to billionaires – make their lives easier, not the American people, not veterans,” he continued. “I mean, he’s firing workers at VA hospitals. He’s not a serious guy. He should go back to building rockets.”
