Elon Musk says the future of Donald Trump’s presidency could come down to a judge race in Wisconsin.
Speaking on Fox News’ The Five, Musk warned that a single state-level Supreme Court election could result in Republicans losing the House of Representatives — and that could bring chaos.
“The judge race will decide whether the Wisconsin districts will get redrawn and to believe two Republican seats,” Musk said.
“The House is currently Republican by a razor-thin margin. Losing this judge race has a good chance of causing Republicans to lose control of the House.”
Musk Warns Of “Nonstop Hearings and Subpoenas”
Musk framed the Wisconsin race as a last line of defense for the Trump administration’s agenda. He argued that if Republicans lose the House, Democrats would immediately launch investigations against the president.
“There’s nonstop hearings and subpoenas,” Musk said. “They’ll do everything possible to stop the agenda that the American people voted for when they voted for President Trump.”
He called on Wisconsin voters to act quickly. “It’s an extremely tight race,” Musk said. “This is a race that will be decided by maybe half a percent.”
Push for Voter ID and Claims of Judicial Activism
Musk also pushed for a ballot initiative to add voter ID to the state constitution, calling it “essential for election integrity.”
Later in the segment, he criticized what he described as “activists that are politicians in judge’s robes” and warned about the broader consequences of judicial overreach.
“These fake judges should be ashamed of themselves,” he said. “They’re just pretending to be judges. They’re making the law instead of implementing the law.”
Why It Matters Nationally
Despite Musk’s call to action, the outcome didn’t go his way.
Democratic-backed judge Susan Crawford defeated conservative Brad Schimel, keeping the Wisconsin Supreme Court under a 4–3 liberal majority.
The race was the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history, with over $100 million spent.
Musk’s political action committee and related efforts poured at least $20 million into supporting Schimel’s campaign — including giving away $1 million checks at rallies and offering cash rewards to voters who backed his petition against “activist judges.”
Crawford addressed Musk’s involvement directly in her victory speech, saying, “Wisconsin stood up and said loudly that justice does not have a price. Our courts are not for sale.”
The result is seen as a major setback for Musk and Trump in a swing state that could help determine the balance of power in the U.S. House. The court is expected to rule on redistricting cases that could reshape Wisconsin’s congressional map, where Republicans currently hold six of the state’s eight seats.
Though local, the Wisconsin race has national implications. If redistricting flips House seats and hands Democrats control, Musk says the ripple effect will stall Trump’s second-term goals.
He characterized the effort to gain influence through the courts as a strategy to stop the will of the people through judicial trickery.