WASHINGTON ― Days after leaving his role in the White House, Elon Musk excoriated President Donald Trump's tax and domestic policy bill as a "disgusting abomination," escalating his criticism of the president's signature legislation over concerns that it will increase the deficit.
Musk's pointed June 3 remarks came after Trump held a friendly send-off for the world's richest man in the Oval Office last Friday and as the second-term Republican president is working to push what he's called his "big, beautiful bill" through the Senate.
"I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore," Musk said in a post on his social media platform X. "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it."
The bill, which cleared the House last month with only Republican support, would extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts, implement new tax breaks for tipped wages and overtime, overhaul Medicaid and food stamps, beef up border security and significantly increase military spending. Republican leaders are trying to pass the Senate bill through a filibuster-proof budget process known as reconciliation.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill would add $3.8 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years.
