A severe rift has erupted between Elon Musk and President Trump over the large authorities spending invoice the president has urged Congress to cross.
Musk, who donated practically $275 million towards Trump’s 2024 election marketing campaign, on Tuesday posted on X an unambiguous denunciation of the invoice, which is known as the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk wrote. “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.” The tech mogul wrote that the invoice “will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit” and that “Congress is making America bankrupt.”
Musk, the world’s richest particular person, additionally posted a warning that voters would “fire all politicians who betrayed the American people” within the 2026 midterm elections.
On May 28, Musk introduced the he was ending his tenure as a “special government employee” — main the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE — after 128 days. Per the U.S. Department of the Interior, an individual can’t serve in such a job for greater than 130 days in a consecutive yr.
Sen. Ran Paul (R-Kentucky) was amongst these chiming in to agree with Musk. “We have both seen the massive waste in government spending and we know another $5 trillion in debt is a huge mistake. We can and must do better,” he wrote, quoting Musk’s publish.
Trump, on Truth Social, earlier within the day slammed Paul, writing “Rand Paul has very little understanding of the [Big Beautiful Bill], especially the tremendous GROWTH that is coming. He loves voting ‘NO’ on everything, he thinks it’s good politics, but it’s not. The BBB is a big WINNER!!!”
At a White House press briefing Tuesday, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy requested press secretary Karoline Leavitt “how mad do you think President Trump is going to be” about Musk’s feedback? Leavitt responded that Trump “already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn’t change the president’s opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he’s sticking to it.”
The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act handed the Republican-controlled House however has but to clear the Senate. The laws would make Trump’s 2017 tax cuts everlasting (with rich Americans benefiting probably the most) and enhance funding for the U.S. navy and immigration enforcement. In addition, the model that handed the House cuts funding for well being, diet, schooling and clear power packages.
Musk has criticized the “Big Beautiful Bill” earlier than, however utilizing tamer terminology. Last week, for instance, Musk criticized Trump’s “massive spending bill” in an interview with CBS’s “Sunday Morning,” saying the laws “undermines the work” of DOGE.
