Elon Musk turns on Trump and blasts ‘outrageous, pork-filled' spending bill
Elon Musk has turned on President Donald Trump by blasting his 'big beautiful bill' as an 'outrageous, pork-filled, disgusting abomination.'
The denunciation comes just days after the mogul exited the White House.
'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 on X Tuesday. 'Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.'
The billionaire took a significantly stronger tone than his previous criticism of the spending bill now he has left Washington, D.C.
He previously said the bill 'undermines' the Department of Government Efficiency.
'I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, doesn't decrease it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,' Musk said over the weekend.
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