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Musk attacks the trump budget bill calling it a "disgusting abomination" [1]
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Date: 2025-06-03
Elon Musk’s tweet today is garnering a lot of attention. He may officially be gone from the White House, but his influence is everywhere. Today, he railed against trump’s funding bill, which has passed the House, calling it a “disgusting abomination.”
He also seems to be threatening the backers of the trump bill when he tweeted —
In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people.
He was careful not to mention trump or the White House in the tweet, implying that it is somehow Congressional republican’s fault.
But, luckily the MSM is not fooled by that omission. Here are a few headlines, all referring to the bill as trump’s bill.
Elon Musk calls Trump agenda bill 'disgusting abomination' days after White House send-off - www.nbcnews.com/… Elon Musk attacks Trump's funding bill: 'Disgusting abomination' — abcnews.go.com/... Musk blasts Trump’s agenda bill as a ‘disgusting abomination’ - www.cnn.com/… Elon Musk rails against Trump’s tax bill, calling it ‘a disgusting abomination’ — www.washingtonpost.com/... ‘Disgusting abomination’: Musk goes nuclear on Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ - www.politico.com/… Musk Calls Trump’s ‘Beautiful’ Bill a ‘Disgusting Abomination,’ Emboldening GOP Critics in Congress — time.com/... Musk Calls Trump’s Signature Bill ‘A Disgusting Abomination’ — www.forbes.com/... Elon Musk Calls Trump Megabill a ‘Disgusting Abomination’ — www.wsj.com/... White House stands by tax bill after Musk calls it a 'disgusting abomination' - www.foxnews.com/...
Although he does not provide any specifics (they never do), what is probably bothering Musk is not that the bill balloons the national debt due to the super tax cuts for the super wealthy or the bloated budget for the DoD and the DHS, he is probably unhappy that it does not hurt the less unfortunate even more than it does. And he probably thinks he has more influence over the MAGA crowd than even trump does. And he is likely trying to put pressure on Senate republicans to make deeper cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security (which he calls a Ponzi scheme).
Reactions
Democrats have been quick to point that they agree with the characterization of the trump bill —
It’s a start but it will take more than words to fix this abomination of a bill and this abomination of an administration.
The House Speaker is very clear on where his loyalty resides.
x JUST IN: 🇺🇸 House Speaker Mike Johnson says Elon Musk is "terribly wrong" about the Congressional spending bill. — Watcher Guru (@watcher.guru) 2025-06-03T18:41:34.994Z
What next?
The Senate is working on the budget bill and the majority leader has promised to deliver it by July 4. Let’s see what effect musk has on the bill. Let’s see what we can do to put pressure on Senators. How can we take advantage of musk’s words and raise awareness of the insidious budget bill and the true nature of trump’s and republican’s agenda?
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