"Repulsive Abomination": Musk Now Criticizes Trump's New Law Sharply
The initiative, which Trump calls the "big beautiful bill," narrowly passed the House of Representatives as the first chamber of Congress in May. However, several members of Trump's Republican Party are blocking it in the Senate. They are bothered by the planned increase in the debt ceiling and want higher spending cuts.
New Law in the USA: Richer Rich and Poorer Poor
The White House responded with a shrug: "The President already knows what Elon Musk thought of this bill," said presidential spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. Trump stands by it.
The package plans, among other things, to permanently extend tax breaks from Trump's first term. This is to be financed by cuts in social benefits - which is met with strong resistance from the Democrats.
Thus, the tech billionaire received support for his criticism from none other than Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders: "Musk is right," he also wrote on X. Sanders pointed out that the richest Americans would receive $664 billion in tax breaks while $290 billion would be cut from food assistance for the needy.
"Sorry, but I can't take it anymore": Musk Started Trump Criticism
Musk had already criticized the bill in recent days - but in much more restrained words. Last week, he expressed "disappointment" that the cuts in government spending he advocated were undermined by the Doge committee. At the same time, he said in an interview with CBS TV that he was "in a bit of a bind" because he did not want to criticize the government - but also did not want to support all its decisions. He now began his fierce criticism with the words: "Sorry, but I can't take it anymore."
Musk had donated more than $250 million to Trump's campaign and became a close confidant of the President for a time. In his withdrawal from Washington, he referred to the rule that contracts for external government employees are limited to 130 days per year. However, there had already been indications in recent months of a weakened influence of Musk in Trump's circle.
(APA/Red.)
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