WASHINGTON (TNND) — Just as Senate Republicans began to work on their version the "One Big Beautiful Bill" to usher in key parts of President Donald Trump's agenda, the man once considered Trump's right-hand man and self-proclaimed "first buddy" issued a post on social media that threatened to derail–or at least discredit–the legislation altogether.

"It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden American citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt," Musk, who stepped away from his White House position last week, said in another post minutes later.

The posts came as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was briefing members of the press.

“The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn’t change the pr

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