BY STU WHITNEY
South Dakota News Watch
The leader of South Dakota’s primary refugee resettlement program has condemned online attacks by tech billionaire Elon Musk regarding the legality of the organization’s federal funding.
Rebecca Kiesow-Knudsen, president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota, said her group became aware of social media messages from Musk and former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn this past weekend “falsely claiming that Lutheran organizations, including ours, have illegally received federal payments and engaged in money laundering.”
Kiesow-Knudsen added in her statement to News Watch that the messages “indicated an intention to defund our organization as a result. These accusations are completely baseless and inaccurate.”
"Our work is carried out through legally awarded contracts and grants with local, state, and federal agencies that have entrusted us with these essential services," she wrote. "We are deeply concerned by any effort to misrepresent our work and jeopardize the funding that enables us to fulfill our mission."
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