Elon Musk’s crusade against President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” of tax cut and spending has the potential to complicate not only the legislation’s path to the president’s desk, but also Republicans’ electoral pursuits in 2026.
Republicans have outwardly enjoyed getting the richest man in the world, and his wallet, on their side. Musk spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars in the 2024 election — and Republicans embraced his cost-cutting brainchild, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
But now, Musk is calling to “KILL” what is supposed to be the biggest legislative achievement for Republicans in Trump’s second term, calling its deficit impacts a “disgusting abomination.”
And he is suggesting that there could be electoral consequences for those who support it.
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