Elon Musk has publicly slammed President Donald Trump’s proposed spending bill as an “outrageous, pork-filled, disgusting abomination” just days after leaving a White House advising role.
The billionaire entrepreneur, who recently finished a 130-day tenure as a special government employee overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency, expressed his displeasure in a post on X on Tuesday.
The billionaire entrepreneur, who recently finished a 130-day tenure as a special government employee overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency, expressed his displeasure in a post on X on Tuesday.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. 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.
“It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden American (sic) citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,” Musk posted on X Tuesday.
The spending package, championed by Trump and presently being debated in the Senate, proposes to cut taxes while raising spending on oil exploration, the military, and border security.
It also makes huge changes to the Medicaid and food assistance programmes.
The Congressional Budget Office predicts that the law will add $3.8 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.
In reaction to Musk’s remarks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed the criticism, reiterating the administration’s support for the bill.
“The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn’t change the president’s opinion.
“This is one big beautiful bill, and he’s sticking to it,” Leavitt said.
During his time at DOGE, Musk expressed concern that the law would undermine the department’s purpose to reduce federal spending.
At a weekend event, he emphasised his disdain, saying, “I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, which, frankly, increases the budget deficit rather than decreasing it and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.”
“I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful. But I don’t know if it can be both. My personal opinion,” Musk said.
The legislation proposes $1.5 trillion in expenditure cuts as a condition for $4.5 billion in tax cuts.
If the requisite savings are not identified, the bill’s tax advantages will be reduced proportionately.
According to the CBO, the bill would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Americans while decreasing resources for the lowest-income groups.
