Musk pledges to support primary challenges to Republicans who back Trump megabill
- In June 2025, Musk reignited his feud with Trump, criticizing the record $5 trillion debt increase and threatening to form the 'America Party' to oppose bill supporters.
- Elon Musk’s criticism of the One Big Beautiful Bill stems from its estimated $3 trillion increase in the national debt, extending 2017 tax cuts and cutting social programs, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
- Musk called the bill 'utterly insane and destructive,' claiming it would eliminate millions of jobs and cause strategic harm, while pledging support for Rep. Thomas Massie against bill supporters.
- Tesla shares erased about $150 billion in value after Musk’s attack, while he threatened to primary GOP lawmakers supporting the bill.
- As Congress aims to pass the bill before July 4, Musk pledges to form the 'America Party' immediately if it passes, challenging the two-party system.
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Trump to ‘take a look’ at deporting Musk: ‘Put DOGE on Elon’
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Elon Musk steps up attacks on Trump, threatening to unseat lawmakers who vote for Trump’s spending bill
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he would do everything in his power to end the political careers of GOP lawmakers who raise the debt ceiling by $5 trillion in Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill. “They will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth,” he warned. Trump meanwhile said Musk could “head back home to South Africa.” Donald Trump will “take a look” at whether the U.S. government should deport Elon Musk, the president …
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