Trump bill takes unfriendly fire from GOP allies
President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” took unfriendly fire from several White House allies Tuesday, including Elon Musk, complicating its path out of the Senate and to the president’s desk.
Musk offered stinging criticism of the bill just days after he left the administration, calling it “a disgusting abomination.”
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk posted on his social platform X.
“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it,” the tech mogul continued, taking direct aim at House Republicans and drawing rebukes from GOP leaders in Congress.
It’s all a matter of bad timing for the president, who just went into overdrive seeking to win over GOP critics of the House bill. Trump made a series of calls in recent days as he begins the effort to get the bill through the Senate, where it faces calls for more spending cuts from the likes of Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
Separately, GOP senators such as Josh Hawley (Mo.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) have other worries, ranging from what the bill would do to those on Medicaid to green tax credits.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had to react to the © The Hill
