Musk bashes Trump’s ‘abomination’

by Sylvan Lane - 06/03/25 6:55 PM ET

Evan Vucci, Associated Press
Elon Musk attends a news conference with President Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington.

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Musk blasts Trump’s big bill after leaving White House

Billionaire Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of the megabill of President Trump’s tax cut and spending priorities, calling the legislation a “disgusting abomination.”

“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 Tuesday on his social platform X.

“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it,” Musk added.

The legislation, officially titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and boosts funding for border and defense priorities, while making cuts to spending on social safety net programs such as Medicaid and food aid.

It passed the House last month and is being considered by the Senate, which is expected to make tweaks to the legislation.

The comments come after top Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), pushed back on Musk telling “CBS News Sunday Morning” last week that the bill “undermined” the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which he spearheaded.

“It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America [sic] citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,” Musk said in a follow-up post.

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