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WASHINGTON - Elon Musk is criticizing President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill, describing it as a "massive spending bill" that increases the federal deficit and "undermines the work" of his Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE.

The billionaire entrepreneur, who supported Trump’s candidacy with at least $250 million and has worked for his administration as a senior adviser, said he was "disappointed" by the bill.

Elon Musk disappointed by "big, beautiful bill"

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"I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful," Musk said while speaking to CBS. "But I don’t know if it could be both." His CBS interview came out Tuesday night.

Trump, speaking in the Oval Office on Wednesday, defended his agenda by talking about the delicate politics

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