US EditionTrump Blames Musk’s Opposition to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ on EV Policies
- President Donald Trump and Elon Musk publicly clashed over the GOP's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' amid legislative efforts in mid-2025.
- The feud arose as Musk criticized the bill for increasing the deficit, while Trump blamed Musk's opposition on lost electric vehicle subsidies and threatened contract cancellations.
- Senators Rand Paul and Ron Johnson expressed fiscal conservative concerns about the deficit impact, and House Republicans plus Freedom Caucus members also opposed the bill, fearing party division.
- On June 3, Musk called the legislation an 'outrageous, pork-filled, disgusting abomination,' as Republicans struggled to secure three critical Senate votes before Independence Day.
- This escalating feud threatens GOP unity and complicates the bill's passage, reflecting broader instability within conservative ranks and risking legislative failure.
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The Independent (US)Elon Musk’s feud likely will get Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ passed
Analysis: Musk choosing to go beyond just fiscal policy criticism and accuse Trump of ties to a famous accused pedophile likely guarantees Trump’s agenda will pass.
Elon Goes Nuclear Against Trump - LewRockwell
From the Tom Woods Letter: It began perhaps with Elon’s concerns about the tariff program, but accelerated dramatically when he came out against the so-called Big Beautiful Bill. Thomas Massie and Rand Paul had been subjected to the usual abuse for their objections to the bill. Some people — even some who claim to oppose budget deficits — had been piling on against Massie and Rand: why, they don’t understand the long game, they always vote no, t…
Trump and Musk feud continues over 'big, beautiful bill'
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Fall out continues after Elon Musk turned on President Donald Trump and launched an online campaign to kill the Republicans' big, beautiful bill. White House sources say the president does not plan to call Musk to smooth things out after he threatened to terminate Musk's many government contracts. The blow-up left Republicans on Capitol Hill rattled as Musk, the richest man in the world, appears dead set on killing a key p…
Don’t Get Distracted: 5 Trump Policies Black Americans Need to Watch Now
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — While the headlines focus on personal attacks, the Congressional Budget Office reports that the GOP bill would add $2.4 trillion to the national debt and leave nearly 11 million people without health insurance.
Behind the scenes of the week dominated by Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill (and Musk)
Did you miss the feud between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, and how it started? CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports from inside the White House with a week that started and ended with Trump’s “big beautiful bill.”
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