Elon Musk criticizes spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk sharply criticized a Republican-backed congressional spending bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination” in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
Musk’s reaction followed a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office stating that the bill would raise the federal deficit to $2.3 trillion. The increase is caused due to the combination of expanded immigration spending and tax breaks outweighing planned savings.
Behind Musk’s comment likely lie several personal and business concerns. The bill excludes tax breaks for electric vehicles, which would benefit Tesla; it also ignores his push to have the Federal Aviation Administration adopt Starlink in its systems.
In addition, a Musk ally, Jared Isaacman, was passed over for the NASA administrator role, and the White House declined to extend Musk’s temporary advisory position beyond the standard 130-day limit.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded by saying the president is fully aware of Musk’s views but remains firmly supportive of the legislation, calling it “big” and “beautiful”.
Earlier, it was reported that U.S. President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on 30 May, after the billionaire announced his decision to step back from his role at DOGE.