Elon Musk slammed President Trump’s sweeping tax-and-spending-cut bill as a “disgusting abomination,” according to CNBC. The billionaire warned it would balloon the federal deficit to $2.5 trillion. In a post on X, Musk, who recently ended a stint as a special government advisor under Trump, criticized the bill’s “pork-filled” contents and said lawmakers “know you did wrong.” The White House dismissed Musk’s comments, maintaining the bill is fiscally sound despite a projected deficit increase of $3.8 trillion over the next decade, per the CBO. Some Republicans echoed Musk’s concerns about runaway spending and inflation. Musk previously said Trump’s legislative package “undermines” DOGE and has criticized Trump’s tariffs and several top officials. Trump attacked Sen. Rand Paul for opposing the bill’s debt ceiling increase, claiming it would drive “tremendous growth.”
