Musk Rips Trump Bill In X Rant: ‘Disgusting,’ ‘No Social Security…Nothing’
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Topline Elon Musk continued his attacks on President Donald Trump’s signature policy bill overnight Tuesday, alleging that if federal debt continues to grow, the government will only have enough money to cover its interest payments—his latest in a series of more than a dozen X posts about the legislation. President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Elon Musk to mark the end of the Tesla CEO’s … More tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service on Friday May 30, 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo by Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images Key Facts Musk’s latest post overnight Tuesday claimed interest on existing government debt “already consumes 25% of all government revenue” and if spending continues at this pace there will be “no social security, no medical, no defense . . . nothing.” “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk wrote in his initial X post Tuesday blasting the legislation, calling it a “massive, outrageous, pork-filled . . . disgusting abomination” and adding “shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong.” Musk—the richest man in the world who used his wealth to help elect Trump last year by donating more than $250 million towards his campaign—also appeared to threaten Republicans who voted for the bill, warning that “in November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people.” The bill “will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden American citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt” he wrote in another tweet. Musk—who left his White House role Friday after a whirlwind stint leading the Department of Government Efficiency—has previously expressed more tempered criticism of what’s formally known…
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