Musk calls Trump’s tax bill a “disgusting abomination”

Elon Musk struck the bill on the tax and expenses of President Donald Trump, describing him as a “disgusting abomination”, in an extended rupture between the two.

The technological billionaire posted on X that the bill would add to the American budget deficit and American saddle with “overwhelming” debt.

The budget, which includes enormous tax alternatives and more defense expenses, was adopted by the House of Representatives last month and is now considered by the senators.

“Shame on those who voted for this,” said Musk, suggesting that he could try to overthrow those responsible for the mid-term elections next year.

The bill has the support of President Donald Trump and would be the legislative pavement of his agenda of the second mandate if he adopts the congress.

Musk left the administration suddenly last week after 129 days to reduce costs with his team, known as Doge.

The comments mark his first public disagreement with Trump since who left the government, after having already called the “disappointing” plan.

The time of the technological billionaire of South African origin in the Trump administration ended on May 31, although Trump said that “he will always be with us, helping all the way”.

In its current form, the bill – which Trump calls the “Big Beautiful Bill” – has been estimated that it increases the budget deficit – the difference between what the government spends and the income it receives – about $ 600 billion (444 billion pounds sterling) during the next year.

In a series of messages on X on Tuesday, Musk said that the scandalous and pork -filled expenditure bill would considerably increase the already gigantic budget deficit to 2.5 billions of dollars (!!!) and Burden America [sic] Citizens with an unsustainable overwhelming manner “.

In American policy, the “pork” refers to the expenses of projects in the constituencies of the legislators.

Musk has already promised to finance campaign challenges against any Republican who votes against Trump’s agenda. But on Tuesday, he drew a warning to those who supported the bill.

“In November of next year, we dismissed all the politicians who betrayed the American people,” he wrote.

Asked about Musk’s comments shortly after the first post, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said “The president already knows where Elon Musk was standing on this bill”.

“It’s a big and beautiful bill,” she added. “And he sticks.”

The legislation also undertakes to extend the tax reductions which will soon be adopted during the first Trump administration in 2017, as well as an influx of funds for defense expenses and to finance mass deportations of the administration of undocumented immigrants.

To the great dismay of tax curators, it would increase the limit of the amount of money that the government can borrow, known as the debt ceiling, at $ 4 billion.

Musk’s comments reflect wider tensions among the Republicans on the plan, which faced a strong opposition of different wings of the party as it was making its way through the house.

The Senate has now taken over it and the divisions are already emerging in this room, which is also closely controlled by the Republicans.

Kentucky senator, Rand Paul, said in recent days that he would not support the bill if he increased the debt ceiling.

“Gop [the Republican Party] will relax the debt once they vote for this, “he told CBS News, the American partner of the BBC this weekend.

Trump responded to Paul with a series of publications on social networks, accusing him of “very little understanding of the bill” and say that “the people of Kentucky cannot bear it”.

“His ideas are actually crazy,” wrote Trump.

Republican legislators have pushed back comments from Musk, the head of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, told journalists that the party plans to “proceed at the speed in advance” despite “a difference in opinion”.

“We have a program on which everyone campaigned, especially the president,” he said.

Mike Johnson – The Republican who inaugurated legislation in the House – told Capitol Hill journalists that “my friend Elon is terribly wrong”.

“This is a very important first departure. Elon lacks it,” said Johnson.

Johnson said he had a 20 -minute telephone call with the invoice magnate on Monday, adding that his puncture of electric vehicle tax credits could “have an effect” on Tesla, Musk’s company.

“I deplore this,” said Johnson, expressing the surprise that Musk criticized the bill despite their call. “I deeply regret that he made this mistake.”

Among the problems that upset Musk, involved air traffic control at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), according to Axios.

Musk hoped that it would be managed on its Satellite Starlink system, but it was refused due to problems related to technology and the appearance of a conflict of interest, the political point of sale reported.

Some Democrats praised Musk’s comments despite their previous criticisms of him and Doge’s work.

“Even Elon Musk, who was part of the whole process, and is one of Trump’s friends, said the bill was bad,” said Senate’s minority chief Chuck Schumer. “We can imagine how bad this bill is.”

Trump and the Republicans in the Congress established a deadline of July 4 to have the measure adopted and sign.

Musk supported Trump in the November elections of last year with donations of more than $ 250 million.

To make peace with expenses, Trump also asks Congress to pass a plan that would reduce current expenses of $ 9.4 billion, a figure derived from Doge’s work.

It would mainly reduce the financing of foreign aid, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and for NPR and PBS broadcasters.