Elon Musk Blasts Trump’s Budget Bill as a ‘Disgusting Abomination’

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk publicly condemned President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tax-and-spending-cut legislation on Tuesday, calling the bill a “disgusting abomination” that threatens to balloon the federal deficit and saddle Americans with unsustainable debt.

“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk wrote on X, the social media platform he owns. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”

Musk’s sharp rebuke comes just days after he ended his brief stint as a “special government employee” advising the Trump administration on cost-cutting measures. Despite a friendly Oval Office send-off with Trump last week, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has now turned into a vocal critic of the president’s signature legislative initiative.

In a follow-up post, Musk warned that the legislation will “massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden American citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.”

The White House swiftly dismissed Musk’s criticism. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, “The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn’t change the President’s opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he’s sticking to it.”

Leavitt also rejected claims that the bill increases the deficit, accusing the Congressional Budget Office—which estimates a $3.8 trillion deficit hike over the next decade—of being biased against Republicans.

Still, Musk’s remarks have fueled division within the Republican Party. Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky, one of just two GOP lawmakers who opposed the bill in the House, responded to Musk’s post with a simple endorsement: “He’s right.” Senator Mike Lee of Utah echoed the sentiment, accusing Congress of gutting the middle class through inflationary deficit spending.

Musk’s discontent with the bill is not new. In a CBS News interview that aired Sunday, he claimed the package undermines the administration’s efforts to cut government waste—referred to internally as “DOGE.” He has also criticized Trump’s tariff policies and clashed with key administration officials including trade advisor Peter Navarro and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Meanwhile, the White House is moving ahead. Senator John Thune brushed off Musk’s critique as “a difference of opinion,” adding that GOP leaders are relying on economic models forecasting “significant growth” if the bill is enacted.

Democrats have seized on Musk’s statements as ammunition. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer held up a printed copy of Musk’s post during a press briefing, saying, “Even Elon Musk, who’s been part of the whole process, and is one of Trump’s buddies, said the bill is bad. We can imagine how bad this bill is.”

Schumer also highlighted the bill’s projected cuts to programs supporting food security, clean energy, and infrastructure, arguing that “14 million Americans will lose healthcare as they decimate Medicaid and now try to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.”

Despite bipartisan criticism and public outcry, Senate Republicans appear poised to push the bill through, banking on party unity and their economic growth narrative to win over skeptical lawmakers and the public.

As Musk’s break with Trump over fiscal priorities deepens, the future of the bill—and the unity of the Republican Party—remains in flux.