Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who just left the Trump administration as an adviser involved in the Department of Government Efficiency, blasted the tax cuts and spending plans backed by the president that passed the House.”
“This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” Musk posted Tuesday on X. “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”
House speaker Mike Johnson called Musk’s criticism of the Republican tax and immigration bill “very disappointing.”
“With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big beautiful bill,” Johnson said.
Johnson said he spoke with Musk on Monday for more than 20 minutes by telephone. He said he extolled the virtues of the bill and how it was achieving campaign