Elon Musk Stuns MAGA Supporters As He Trashes Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill': 'You Have No Respect'

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3 days ago

Elon Musk has slammed President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" as a "disgusting abomination," going further to condemn lawmakers who supported it.
Musk and Trump are rumored to be at loggerheads, with reports suggesting the tech billionaire still owes the president $100 million out of the $300 million he committed to get him elected.
Elon Musk's latest online outburst comes after he sparked concerns when he attended his send-off at the White House sporting a black eye.
Musk has unleashed a scathing criticism of President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" days after exiting the administration.
The Tesla boss slammed the bill as a "disgusting abomination," going on to blast lawmakers who supported it.
"I'm sorry, but I just can't stand it anymore," Musk wrote on 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," he wrote, adding that the bill "will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America [sic] citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt."
In a third post, he decried how "Congress is making America bankrupt."
Musk had previously assumed the role of DOGE boss, a department tasked with reducing government spending and downsizing the federal workforce in order to make the government smaller and more efficient.
Musk's recent remarks came as a shock to many, with several on X voicing surprise at his vocal criticism of Trump's bill.
One person wrote, "You could also talk privately with President Donald Trump about this. You have no respect. It's not your work, you are not a [politician]. Leave Donald Trump alone!"
"The people voted for the Trump tax cuts. Anyone opposed to those tax cuts is against the will of the people," another person commented, calling out Musk.
Amid the shock, others slammed Musk for backing Trump while working with DOGE.
An X user noted, "It's kinda funny to see you throw shade at Trump's spending now, especially since you were one of his biggest supporters and helped him win. You act shocked, but you backed the whole thing before. Can't be surprised when you helped put the guy in power who's running up the debt."
During a recent interview on "CBS Sunday Morning," Musk alluded to his disappointment with the bill, stating that it "undermines" everything he has worked to achieve with DOGE.
"I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing," Musk said, per CBS News.
The bill would extend Trump's signature 2017 tax cuts, boost border security spending, impose work requirements on Medicaid, and roll back clean energy tax credits. However, according to the Congressional Budget Office, it would increase the deficit by $3.8 trillion by 2034.
"I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful," Musk continued, "but I don't know if it can be both. My personal opinion."
Musk's stance seemingly puts him at odds with Trump amid reports that he still owes the billionaire politician $100 million out of the $300 million he committed to help him get reelected.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the SpaceX boss has paused the continuous inflow of the cheques as their relationship seems to be on rocky ground.
Musk was not pleased after learning of a meeting between Trump and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who happens to be one of his most outspoken critics. The meeting was reportedly pushed back to appease the South African-born billionaire.
Over time, Musk has maintained that some of Trump's officials undermined his role at DOGE, and his efforts to reduce government spending have never been taken seriously.
He has frequently clashed with key Trump appointees and was reportedly furious about the president's plans to roll out extreme tariffs, which have caused endless chaos for the global economy.
Trump has maintained that his relationship with Musk is as healthy as ever.
"Elon is not really leaving," he said during Musk's send-off party last week. "He's going to be back and forth."
Amid Musk's scathing remarks, the White House has thrown its weight behind the bill.
The "Big, Beautiful Bill" was passed in late May ahead of Memorial Day, but was met with disapproval from two Republicans, citing insufficient spending cuts and rising national debt, per Fox News.
"Look, the president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a Tuesday afternoon briefing when asked about Musk's criticism, per Fox News.
"It doesn't change the president's opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he's sticking to it," she said.
In May, when Trump was asked about Musk's criticism of the bill on CBS, he responded, "Well, our reaction's a lot of things," before pivoting to talk about the votes needed to pass the bill.
"Number one, we have to get a lot of votes, we can't be cutting – we need to get a lot of support, and we have a lot of support," he said. "We had to get it through the House, the House was, we had no Democrats. You know, if it was up to the Democrats, they'll take the 65% increase."