Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is turning his attention to the mystery of Congressional wealth, vowing to investigate how lawmakers have accumulated millions of dollars despite their relatively modest public salaries. Speaking at a town hall in Wisconsin on Sunday night, Musk said that his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will follow the money to uncover how certain members of Congress have achieved generational fortunes while serving in public office. Responding to a question about whether USAID funds had been wired to Rep. Maxine Waters, Sen. Adam Schiff, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Musk outlined his theory. He explained that the government sends money overseas to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which then move funds through multiple channels before some of it mysteriously returns to the United States and into the hands of politicians. While stopping short of making direct accusations, Musk said he was “highly confident” that this process plays a role in the unexplained wealth of certain members of Congress. “It doesn’t go directly, but let’s just say that there’s a lot of strangely wealthy members of Congress where I’m trying to connect the dots of, ‘How do they become rich?’” Musk said. The question is an increasingly pressing one, given that rank-and-file members of Congress make just $174,000 annually, yet many long-time lawmakers are multi-millionaires. The issue of political wealth is hardly new, but Musk’s comments have reignited scrutiny on high-profile figures in Washington whose personal fortunes far exceed their public paychecks. Among them is former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whose estimated net worth of $250 million has been largely attributed to lucrative stock investments in companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. Another example is Senator Rick Scott, whose personal fortune stands at $552 million, stemming from his work in the healthcare industry before his time in office. While some lawmakers amassed wealth before entering politics, others appear to have seen their bank accounts grow dramatically during their time in public service, a trend Musk is determined to investigate. “How do they get $20 million if they’re earning $200,000 a year?” Musk pondered, promising that DOGE would dig deep into the issue and work to prevent such questionable financial gains from continuing unchecked. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)