Elon Musk accelerates war over Trump's big, beautiful bill and calls to 'fire' any politician who backs plan

Elon Musk has recently intensified his opposition to Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill, declaring that he will ‘dismiss’ any lawmaker who supports the extensive financial package.

The former ‘First Buddy’ has been raging against the bill which the GOP leadership want approved and on Trump’s desk in time for the fourth of July. 

Musk has stated publicly that the hefty price tag ‘undermines the efforts of the DOGE team’ and has labeled it as ‘a repulsive atrocity.’

On Tuesday, he promised that anyone who votes for the bill will face consequences in the 2026 midterm elections. 

‘In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people,’ he said ominously.

Notably, Musk had invested hundreds of millions of his personal funds into the 2024 election and has hinted at ongoing financial support in the coming years, although he has downplayed his future political involvement recently.

The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is intended to be an encompassing piece of legislation to allow Trump to move forward with much of his agenda, with policies ranging from tax cuts to immigration. 

The legislation brings large spending increases that the GOP has fought against in recent years, including raising the debt limit by more than $4 trillion over the next two years.

Elon Musk escalated his war on Donald Trump 's 'big, beautiful' spending bill, promising to 'fire' any politician who votes for it in the 2026 midterm elections

Elon Musk escalated his war on Donald Trump ‘s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill, promising to ‘fire’ any politician who votes for it in the 2026 midterm elections

The former 'First Buddy' has been raging against the bill which the GOP leadership want approved and on Trump's desk in time for the fourth of July

The former ‘First Buddy’ has been raging against the bill which the GOP leadership want approved and on Trump’s desk in time for the fourth of July

Within the package is about $5 trillion in tax cuts, to be partially funded by repealing or phasing out more quickly the clean energy tax credits passed during Joe Biden’s presidency. 

Earlier Tuesday, Musk blasted the bill for massively increasing ‘the already gigantic budget deficit.’

‘I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,’ Musk wrote in a post on X. 

‘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,’ the SpaceX boss wrote.

He added: ‘It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.’ 

Musk notably did not use Trump’s moniker for the federal spending bill – the president refers to it as the ‘big, beautiful bill’ – but his meaning was clear.

It was by far Musk’s strongest attack so far and could put the nail in the coffin of his bromance with the president. 

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed Elon Musk's comments

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed Elon Musk’s comments

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed Musk’s tweets when asked about it during a televised press briefing.

‘Look the president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill, and it hasn’t changed the president’s opinion,’ she said. ‘This is one big, beautiful bill, and he’s sticking to it.’

When DailyMail.com has reached out to the White House for comment on the new tweet, they directed us to Leavitt’s statement earlier today. 

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Musk was ‘wrong’ about the bill.

‘With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big, beautiful bill,’ Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill.

Musk left his job as a special government employee only five days ago. He and President Trump appeared to part on good terms, with Trump gifting him a golden key to the White House. 

It wasn’t immediately clear how Musk’s tirade will affect their relationship given that Trump typically has a low tolerance for criticism.

Musk has previously indicated he was against the bill, which funds the federal government. 

He said he was concerned it would undo the work of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

But his comments on Tuesday were his harshest to date and come as the bill is being debated in the Senate.

It also came five days after he formally left the Trump administration.

The legislation will add about $3.8 trillion to the federal government’s $36.2 trillion in debt over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. 

According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, it will boost the nation’s debt by $3.1 trillion.

But Trump has defended his signature legislation, arguing it will lower taxes. 

‘We will take a massive step to balancing our Budget by enacting the largest mandatory Spending Cut, EVER, and Americans will get to keep more of their money with the largest Tax Cut, EVER, and no longer taxing Tips, Overtime, or Social Security for Seniors — Something 80 Million Voters supported in November,’ Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday.

Democrats, meanwhile, had a field day with Musk’s tweets.

‘I agree with Elon Musk,’ Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said, holding up a print out of Musk’s tweets. ‘Republicans should listen to him.’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries took it to another level on Tuesday.

Elon Musk went nuclear on President Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

Elon Musk went nuclear on President Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

‘Breaking news: Elon Musk and I agree with each other. The GOP tax scam is a disgusting abomination,’ Jeffries said. 

And, notably, Trump didn’t criticize Musk during a joint press conference with him in the Oval Office on Friday.

The president defended his signature legislation but didn’t mention Musk. In the past, Trump has attacked others who have criticized him. Musk, the world’s richest man, spent $290 million in the last election cycle to help get Trump and Republican candidates elected.

Instead Trump said he would negotiate parts of the bill as it makes its way through the legislative process.

‘We will be negotiating that bill, and I’m not happy about certain aspects of it, but I’m thrilled by other aspects of it,’ Trump told reporters, without directly addressing Musk’s concerns. 

Other administration officials have stood up for the legislation.

Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has been vocal in his defense of the spending plan, a fact that got a lot of attention after his wife Katie Miller left DOGE to work for Elon Musk.

‘The Big Beautiful Bill decreases total spending over the budget window by nearly $2 trillion,’ Miller wrote on X Sunday.

Elon Musk says most of the savings made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will be wiped out within a year by President Donald Trump 's freshly unveiled 'Big Beautiful Bill.'

Elon Musk says most of the savings made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will be wiped out within a year by President Donald Trump ‘s freshly unveiled ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’

House Republicans passed the legislation last month by a mere one vote. 

The Senate is expected to amend what the House sent them but those negotiations are ongoing. .

Trump has said he wants a final version of the legislation on his desk for signature by July 4.  

Musk, meanwhile, formally left the Trump administration on Friday, holding court with the president in an Oval Office press conference. It was his last day as a special government employee. 

The Tesla founder sported a black eye during the event, which he said was the result of his son X punching him.

But even before he departed the White House Musk made clear his disagreement with the ‘big beautiful bill,’ which is Trump’s signature legislation that funds the government.

Musk said he was ‘disappointed to see the massive spending bill’ because it increases the budget deficit and undermines DOGE.

‘I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, doesn’t decrease it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,’ he told CBS News.

I said, ‘I actually thought that, when this ‘big, beautiful bill’ came along, it’d be like, everything he’s done on DOGE gets wiped out in the first year.’

‘I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful,’ Musk added with a laugh. ‘But I don’t know if it could be both. My personal opinion.’

Musk has claimed to save the federal government billions through his DOGE efforts.

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