PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — As Senator Jack Reed continues a tour around Rhode Island to warn of the proposed effects of President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill," a fight is unfolding between Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, just days after Musk left the White House.

"I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful," Musk told CBS Sunday Morning's David Pogue last week. "But I don't know if it can be both. My personal opinion."

Republicans in the House passed $1.5 trillion in spending cuts to offset trillions more in tax cuts, which President Trump said would provide financial relief for Americans. But with the bill moving to the Senate, Democrats need three Republicans to stop the legislation.

"Will it help? It certainly won't hurt to have Musk suddenly being [Trump's] chief critic

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