WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump’s sprawling new tax and spending package, calling it a “disgusting abomination” and warning it would saddle the country with unsustainable debt.
Posting on X, Musk wrote, “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did the wrong thing. You know it.”
Musk warned the bill would drive the federal budget deficit to $2.5 trillion, citing estimates from budget experts and adding, “Congress is making America bankrupt.”
The legislation, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” aims to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts while overhauling spending across major federal programs. It proposes new tax breaks for tips, overtime pay, and auto loan interest, while also raising the standard deduction and child tax credit. Simultaneously, it targets Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for deep cuts by tightening eligibility and imposing work requirements.
On the border, the bill funds wall construction, increases patrol staffing, and allocates money for new surveillance technology and asylum policy changes, including new fees for applicants.
But even within the GOP, the bill has stirred tension. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a close ally of the president, posted Tuesday on X that she regretted her vote after discovering a provision that restricts states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade. “I am adamantly OPPOSED to this and it is a violation of state rights,” she wrote, referring to pages 278–279 of the bill.
The House narrowly passed the measure in a 215-214 vote last month, but the Senate has yet to take it up. Any changes by the upper chamber would require another vote in the House.
Musk, who officially stepped down last week as head of the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said the bill undermines the very work his office had been doing. In an interview with CBS News, he said he was “disappointed to see the massive spending bill, which increases the budget deficit … and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.”
The DOGE initiative, a Musk-led advisory office within the Trump administration, was created to root out government waste and streamline operations. It oversaw controversial cuts, including the closure of USAID offices and reductions in foreign aid.
The White House responded forcefully to Musk’s criticism. “The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn’t change his opinion,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. “This is one big, beautiful bill, and he’s sticking to it.”
The administration is also pushing for a separate $9.4 billion in cuts proposed by DOGE. That so-called “rescissions” package, which only needs a simple majority in both chambers, could pass without Democratic support.
Still, the broader legislation has become a flashpoint for internal GOP debate. While some Republicans champion the bill as a long-overdue realignment of federal priorities, others are uneasy about its deficit impact. Senators in particular have expressed concern about raising the debt ceiling by $4 trillion and cutting Medicaid.
Nonpartisan budget experts have echoed Musk’s warnings, estimating that the bill could significantly grow the national debt if all its provisions are enacted.
Musk’s high-profile exit from Washington has only intensified scrutiny of his brief tenure in the government. While he made headlines with bold promises to trim $2 trillion from federal budgets, many observers note that only a fraction of those cuts materialized. Meanwhile, Tesla — his most visible consumer-facing business — has struggled, with shares down 13% this year amid slowing sales.
His comments on the bill may further strain ties with the Trump administration. Musk has previously clashed with the White House over tariffs and trade policy, and several outlets have reported on tense internal meetings during his tenure.
Still, with the Senate yet to vote and rising resistance among conservatives, the fate of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” remains uncertain, and Musk’s broadside may add to its political volatility.
