Billionaire Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of the megabill of President Trump’s tax minimize and spending priorities, calling the laws a “disgusting abomination.”
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk posted Tuesday on his social platform X.
“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it,” Musk added.
The laws, formally titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and boosts funding for border and protection priorities, whereas making cuts to spending on social security internet packages reminiscent of Medicaid and meals help. It handed the Home final month and is being thought of by the Senate, which is predicted to make tweaks to the laws.
The feedback come after prime Republicans, together with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), pushed again on Musk telling “CBS News Sunday Morning” final week that the invoice “undermined” the work of the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), which he spearheaded.
Johnson mentioned in interviews on Fox Information and NBC Information within the following days that he had despatched a “long text” to Musk explaining the provisions within the invoice — which isn’t a daily whole-of-government spending invoice, however one that may transfer by means of a particular “reconciliation” course of that bypasses a Democratic filibuster within the Senate.
Johnson has additionally pledged to shortly transfer on a $9.4 billion package deal to codify DOGE cuts to the US Company for Worldwide Improvement, and public broadcasting. The White Home is sending that package deal to the Senate on Tuesday.
Musk, although, didn’t seem to alter his thoughts.
“It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America [sic] citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,” Musk mentioned in a follow-up publish.
The Congressional Finances Workplace is predicted to launch projections for the newest model of the invoice Wednesday.
White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to Musk from the rostrum.
“The president already is aware of the place Elon Musk stood on this invoice. It doesn’t change the president’s opinion,” Leavitt mentioned.
Musk final week stepped again from his function as a particular authorities worker DOGE.
Brett Samuels contributed.
