The gloves have come off as the besties turn on each other, attacking policy decisions, threatening repercussions and levelling scandalous accusations
In this explainer, the Post takes a closer look at Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act – examining a specific clause that fuelled the fallout, how the two sides turned on each other, and the economic ripples that have followed.
Musk called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act a “disgusting abomination” in a social media post on his own website, X, saying it was a “massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill”.
“It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden American citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,” added Musk, who was at the helm of the US’ cost-saving-focused Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) until last week.
This was the second time Musk publicly lashed out at the bill. In late May, before officially leaving the Doge, he said he was “disappointed” by the bill and believed the legislation “increases the budget deficit” and “undermines the work that the Doge team is doing”.
