Musk breaks silence: 'Shame on those who voted for Trump's signature spending bill'
USA: Elon Musk hurled a scorching dose on former President Donald Trump's lead tax-and-spending bill on Tuesday, labelling it a 'disgusting abomination' and blaming legislators for irresponsibly pushing the nation toward indebtedness and economic failure.
According to the latest Axios report, Musk, who has been one of Trump's most influential financial supporters and informal consultants, took to X (formerly Twitter) to condemn what he sees as frenetic and unchecked federal expenditure.
'Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it,' Musk wrote. 'This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.' His post manifested a piercing boom in grandiloquence from someone who, until now, had restricted his public condemnation of Trump's economic strategy to slight displeasure.
The purported 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill,' which passed the House in May, outspreads Trump's 2017 tax incisions while adding significant fresh outlays on defence and border security—expenses Republican leaders intend to counterbalance with cuts to social programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, and green-energy programs. See also The end of the fuel car is here: Tesla model 3 the game changer! Fiscal alarm bells and political fallout
Musk warned that the bill would inflate the national debt to $2.5 trillion, calling the costs 'crushingly unsustainable' for American taxpayers. 'Congress is making America bankrupt,' he wrote in another post, later urging voters to 'fire all politicians who betrayed the American people' in next year's polls.
According to forecasts from the Congressional Budget Office and self-regulating predictors, the regulation could add between $2.3 trillion and $5 trillion to the country's liability over the next 10 years. While the White House maintains that the tax cuts will kindle adequate economic development to balance the cost, detractors like Musk argue the math simply doesn't tally up.
The strident assessment from Musk stresses mounting tensions inside the conservative movement, chiefly between fiscal belligerents and anti-elitist Republicans fixated on urgent defence and immigration matters. Republican leaders push back amid growing resistance
Notwithstanding the criticism, Trump partners remain insolent. 'This is one, big beautiful bill, and [President Trump] is sticking to it,' said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) termed Musk's remarks 'very disappointing,' signifying the billionaire's antagonism might come from abridged electric vehicle tax credits in the bill.
Senate GOP Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) attempted to tone down the dispute, inspiring Musk to 'continue studying the legislation' with hopes he might 'come to a different conclusion.'
In the meantime, Musk is seeking support among several fiscal traditionalists in Congress. Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) have echoed his anxieties, asserting for more profound spending cuts. Their attitude places them in conflict with Trump, who has already crushed other nonconformists, including Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.).
With the Senate now arguing about possible amendments, and a target date of July 4 for final passage, the skirmish over the bill is far from finished, and Elon Musk, it appears, has just scratched the surface; he's just getting started.
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