Elon Musk unloaded on President Trump’s signature tax-and-spending bill Tuesday, declaring that he could no longer stay silent on what he called a “disgusting abomination.”
- “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it,” Musk wrote on X.
Why it matters: Musk’s scathing criticism of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” passed by the House last month, comes just days after the former head of DOGE departed the Trump administration.
- Musk — Trump’s top political donor — said he would remain an informal adviser to the president even after his official work ended.
- The Tesla CEO has long viewed the national debt as an existential threat, but he had only expressed mild criticism — until now — about Trump’s deficit-ballooning bill.
What they’re saying: “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk tweeted.
- “It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,” he added.
The other side: “Look, the president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a briefing Tuesday.
- “It doesn’t change the president’s opinion — this is one big beautiful bill and he is sticking to it.”
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