Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act has passed through the Senate thanks to Vice President JD Vance’s tiebreaking vote. But alongside the late-night drama in the chamber this week, another wave of developments has unfolded online.

Elon Musk, once President Trump’s closest confidante during the early months of his second presidency, has broken his social media silence to criticize what he calls the “insane spending bill” and has even threatened to launch a competing political party to challenge both Republicans and Democrats.

The Musk-Trump relationship, once warm, soured last month and has taken a new turn. The president has now threatened to consider deporting the South African businessman over his outspoken opposition.

Musk argues the “utterly insane and destructive” bill “will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause........

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