On his birthday, Elon Musk reignited his criticism of President Donald Trump’s flagship tax and spending bill, warning that the legislation championed by Senate Republicans would not only decimate American jobs but also derail forward-looking industries.
“The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country,” Musk wrote on X, just hours before a key procedural vote to begin Senate debate on the sweeping proposal. “It gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future.”
The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country!
Utterly insane and destructive. It gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future. https://t.co/TZ9w1g7zHF— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2025
The nearly 1,000-page bill, which Republicans are racing to pass before Trump’s self-imposed Fourth of July deadline, has become a lightning rod, drawing fire not only from Democrats but now once again from one of the GOP’s biggest donors.
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In another post later Saturday, Musk didn’t mince words, declaring the legislation would be “political suicide for the Republican Party.”
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His criticism reignites tensions that had cooled only slightly after a previous public feud with Trump. Musk, who briefly served as head of the Department of Government Efficiency before stepping down last month, had previously branded the bill a “disgusting abomination” and “pork-filled.”
“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it,” he posted earlier this month. Musk even threatened to withhold donations and back challengers to lawmakers who, in his view, had “betrayed the American people.”
The conflict escalated when Trump expressed disappointment in Musk, prompting a volatile exchange. Musk responded by vaguely alluding to Trump’s alleged ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though without providing evidence.
After days of headlines, Musk appeared to dial back. “I regretted some of the posts that went too far,” he said. Trump also softened his tone in an interview with the New York Post, saying, “Things like that happen. I don’t blame him for anything.”
But Musk’s latest posts may strain that detente. The White House has yet to comment on his renewed attacks.
Although his political sway has diminished since leaving public service, Musk’s fortune still casts a long shadow. He poured hundreds of millions into Trump’s 2024 campaign and has previously signaled he could resume funding if provoked by key policy issues.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump spent the day turning up the heat on skeptical GOP senators as they debated the bill into Saturday night. Targeting Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina for voting no, Trump accused him of grandstanding and threatened to campaign against his reelection.
In spite of intraparty squabbles, the bill narrowly survived its first major test, passing the procedural vote and setting the stage for full Senate debate. What remains unclear is whether Musk’s public disapproval could sway votes, or reignite the rift with the president.
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