US EditionElon Musk 'disappointed' by the cost of Trump's tax bill, says it undermines DOGE work
- On April 30, 2025, Elon Musk attended a White House cabinet meeting led by President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., focused on a sweeping tax and spending bill.
- The bill, dubbed the "big, beautiful bill" by Trump, passed the House by one vote but drew Musk's criticism for increasing the federal deficit and undermining his Department of Government Efficiency .
- Musk described the legislation as a massive spending measure that adds about $3.8 trillion to the debt over the next decade despite proposed spending cuts, and Trump expressed mixed feelings, planning to negotiate changes in the Senate.
- Musk said in a CBS interview he was "disappointed to see the massive spending bill" and stated, "a bill can be big or it could be beautiful, but I don't know if it could be both," reflecting his concerns about fiscal responsibility.
- Following this, Musk is stepping back from government work to focus on Tesla, while his critique could influence Republicans seeking deeper spending cuts amid skepticism from outside watchdogs about the bill's deficit impact.
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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
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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.
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