Billionaire Elon Musk has lashed out at United States President Donald Trump’s budget bill, describing it as a “ disgusting abomination “, less than a week after he left the administration and at a time when the legislation is expected to come up for voting before the Senate.

The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed in the House of Representatives in late May has come under increasing scrutiny not just from opposition Democrats but from sections of conservatives, including a handful of Republican senators, and Musk.

Musk, who headed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), set up by Trump to cut waste in public spending, left the administration on May 29. He had criticised the bill a day before his stint in government ended, but in much more muted language than the words

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