US EditionElon Musk 'disappointed' by the cost of Trump's tax bill, says it undermines DOGE work
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk attended a cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30 convened by President Donald Trump to discuss a tax and spending bill.
- The meeting followed Musk's public criticism that the bill, dubbed the 'big, beautiful bill' by Trump, would increase the federal deficit and undermine Musk's Department of Government Efficiency .
- The legislation passed the House by a single vote and is projected to increase the federal debt by nearly $3.8 trillion over the next ten years, combining tax cuts with spending reductions.
- Musk told CBS, 'I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful, but I don't know if it could be both,' expressing disappointment with the 'massive spending bill' that hinders efficiency efforts.
- Following his criticism, Musk is stepping back from government work to focus on Tesla, and the White House plans to send a rescissions package to Congress formalizing some spending cuts from DOGE.
291 Articles
291 Articles
Elon Musk “has differences of opinion” with Donald Trump about what the administration is doing. The Tesla boss also questions the president’s “huge spending proposals.” “I was actually disappointed,” Musk told CBS News.
The controversial departure of Elon Musk from DOGE coincides with the criticism he launched on Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, with whom he worked since the beginning of his second term, but acknowledged that he was “disappointed” by the plan that the president calls his “great and beautiful bill.” “I was disappointed to see the huge spending bill, frankly, that increases the budget deficit, not only reduces it, and undermines the work that t…
The Problem Is the Weaponization of the Dollar, Not the US National Debt - LewRockwell
Elon Musk expressed his disappointment in the Trump administrations bill, passed by the House, that avoided an automatic tax increase that would have occurred at the conclusion of 2025 by making permeant the 2017 tax reductions and which increased spending on defense and US border security. Musk mistakenly thinks that this bill undermines his and DOGE’s effort to reduce the federal deficit. Musk should see his and DOGE’s success not in terms of…
Elon Musk just took a direct shot at the big beautiful spending bill that had Washington stunned - Political Animal News
Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s bromance might be hitting a rough patch. The DOGE czar isn’t happy with the President’s latest spending plan. And Elon Musk just took a direct shot at the “big, beautiful bill” that had Washington stunned. Musk publicly criticizes Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) founder Elon Musk […]
Normally Podcast: School’s Out, Scandals Are In: Politics, Power, and Pete
In this episode, Mary Katharine Ham and Karol Markowicz dive into a wide range of topics—from the hectic end-of-school-year season and Elon Musk’s take on the Big Beautiful Bill, to the challenges of rescission and federal spending cuts.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 49% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
