{"id":28956,"date":"2025-06-03T18:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T18:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28956"},"modified":"2025-06-03T19:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:25:12","slug":"elon-musk-calls-trump-policy-bill-a-disgusting-abomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28956","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Calls Trump Policy Bill a \u2018Disgusting Abomination\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The tech executive criticized the president\u2019s legislation in a series of posts on Tuesday, signaling a widening rift with Republicans.<\/p>\n

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Elon Musk lashed out on Tuesday against the far-reaching Republican bill intended to enact President Trump\u2019s domestic policy agenda, posting on X that it was a \u201cdisgusting abomination\u201d and telling House members who voted for it: \u201cYou know you did wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tech billionaire\u2019s criticism of the bill, one of Mr. Trump\u2019s top priorities, was another indication of a widening rift between Mr. Musk and the president. Mr. Musk \u2014 who has left his governmental role leading the Department of Government Efficiency \u2014 largely presented a united front with the Trump administration until recently.<\/p>\n

Last month, Mr. Musk started publicly criticizing Mr. Trump\u2019s bill, saying in an interview with CBS News\u2019s \u201cSunday Morning<\/a>\u201d that he was disappointed in the legislation\u2019s size and impact on the deficit.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Mr. Musk ramped up his criticism, writing on X: \u201cI\u2019m sorry, but I just can\u2019t stand it anymore.\u201d He called the bill \u201cmassive, outrageous, pork-filled.\u201d In follow-up posts, he said, \u201cIt will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit,\u201d and \u201cCongress is making America bankrupt.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill,\u201d said Karoline Leavitt, a White House spokeswoman. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t change the president\u2019s opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he\u2019s sticking to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump has urged swift passage of the legislation \u2014 officially called the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act \u2014 which would slash taxes, providing the biggest savings to the wealthy, and steer more money to the military and immigration enforcement. As written, the legislation would cut health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs to cover part of the cost.<\/p>\n

Mr. Musk\u2019s criticism comes at a critical moment for the bill, which passed the House in the face of a strong pressure campaign by Mr. Trump. As Speaker Mike Johnson corralled several competing Republican factions, the president summoned recalcitrant holdouts to the White House, and his staff likened Republican opposition the bill to \u201cthe ultimate betrayal.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Republican senators have already made clear that they planned to make changes to the bill, which outlines spending and tax cuts. Fiscal conservatives, alarmed at estimates that the bill would add trillions to the national debt, have demanded further changes and cuts to Medicaid and other programs that could help rein in deficits.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n

Shawn McCreesh and Theodore Schleifer contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The tech executive criticized the president\u2019s legislation in a series of posts on Tuesday, signaling a widening rift with Republicans.Elon Musk lashed out on Tuesday against the far-reaching Republican bill intended to enact President Trump\u2019s domestic policy agenda, posting on X that it was a \u201cdisgusting abomination\u201d and telling House members who voted for it: \u201cYou know you did wrong.\u201dThe tech billionaire\u2019s criticism of the bill, one of Mr. Trump\u2019s top priorities, was another indication of a widening rift between Mr. Musk and the president. Mr. Musk \u2014 who has left his governmental role leading the Department of Government Efficiency \u2014 largely presented a united front with the Trump administration until recently.Last month, Mr. Musk started publicly criticizing Mr. Trump\u2019s bill, saying in an interview with CBS News\u2019s \u201cSunday Morning\u201d that he was disappointed in the legislation\u2019s size and impact on the deficit.On Tuesday, Mr. Musk ramped up his criticism, writing on X: \u201cI\u2019m sorry, but I just can\u2019t stand it anymore.\u201d He called the bill \u201cmassive, outrageous, pork-filled.\u201d In follow-up posts, he said, \u201cIt will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit,\u201d and \u201cCongress is making America bankrupt.\u201d\u201cThe president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill,\u201d said Karoline Leavitt, a White House spokeswoman. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t change the president\u2019s opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he\u2019s sticking to it.\u201dMr. Trump has urged swift passage of the legislation \u2014 officially called the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act \u2014 which would slash taxes, providing the biggest savings to the wealthy, and steer more money to the military and immigration enforcement. As written, the legislation would cut health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs to cover part of the cost.Mr. Musk\u2019s criticism comes at a critical moment for the bill, which passed the House in the face of a strong pressure campaign by Mr. Trump. As Speaker Mike Johnson corralled several competing Republican factions, the president summoned recalcitrant holdouts to the White House, and his staff likened Republican opposition the bill to \u201cthe ultimate betrayal.\u201dBut Republican senators have already made clear that they planned to make changes to the bill, which outlines spending and tax cuts. Fiscal conservatives, alarmed at estimates that the bill would add trillions to the national debt, have demanded further changes and cuts to Medicaid and other programs that could help rein in deficits.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Shawn McCreesh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28958,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28956"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28959,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28956\/revisions\/28959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}