US EditionMusk Throws Wrench Into GOP’s Plan to Pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
- On June 4, 2025, House Speaker Mike Johnson faced opposition from Elon Musk, who urged Republicans to kill the GOP’s tax and spending bill in Washington, DC.
- Musk opposed the bill because the Congressional Budget Office projects it will add $2.3 trillion to the deficit, calling it a "disgusting abomination" and demanding a new spending bill.
- The legislation, developed over nearly 14 months, aims to cut $1.5 trillion in spending while extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and faces criticism from Musk and some Republicans who want deeper cuts.
- Speaker Johnson emphasized the bill’s economic benefits, expressed that Musk’s opposition surprised GOP leaders, and insisted, "You can’t go back to the drawing board."
- Despite Musk’s social media-driven revolt, Republican leadership remains committed to advancing the bill as part of their agenda.
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“A Disgusting Abomination”: Elon Musk Blasts Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”
President Trump is pressing Senate Republicans to approve the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sprawling bill to fund tax breaks for the wealthy by gutting social programs like SNAP, Medicare and Medicaid. Senate holdouts include Kentucky’s Rand Paul, who said he’s not open to supporting a $5 trillion increase in the national debt ceiling. On Tuesday, Republican holdouts got the support of Elon Musk, who wrote on X, “I’m sorry, but I just can’t sta…
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Thune plows ahead to pass Trump's megabill as Musk continues to bash it
Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican Leader John Thune reiterated that “failure is not an option” as he works to get GOP holdouts on the megabill advancing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda in line — especially amid Elon Musk’s efforts to tank the bill. “This is a team effort, and everybody is going to be rowing in the same direction to get this across the finish line. Failure is not an option, and we intend t…
Jeffries says ‘Republican civil war’ is brewing as Senate debates reconciliation bill - Washington Examiner
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) suggested the Republican party is falling apart amid the party’s growing divisions surrounding President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” When former presidential advisor Elon Musk accused the sweeping tax cuts legislation of irresponsibly raising the country’s deficit and expanding national debt earlier this month, a group of rebellious fiscal hawks echoed his concerns as they publicly spoke out …
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