Elon Musk explodes on ‘big, beautiful bill’ days after leaving Trump admin: ‘Disgusting abomination’
New York PostMAY 25
Elon Musk Calls GOP Fiscal Bill an 'Abomination'
Above: Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025. Image copyright: Kevin Dietsch/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
Elon Musk is entitled to his opinion and has done great work with DOGE, but his statement on the president's proposed generational spending cut is misguided. The Big Beautiful Bill will ensure the country's fiscal security and while reducing taxes. Musk should listen less to the spiteful media and academia, and more to the nation crying out for Trump's changes to be enshrined in law.
Anti-Trump narrative
Musk, once a great enabler of Trump's agenda, has seemingly come to his senses, becoming the first major figure to break rank with the Trump personality cult and state the obvious: this destructive bill would blow a hole in the nation's finances, assist the wealthy, and leave many Americans without much-needed support. The rest of the GOP should follow Musk's lead in opposing the bill.
Libertarian narrative
It is disheartening that self-proclaimed Conservatives are lining up behind a bill that would greatly increase the deficit and national debt. The pros of this bill (cuts to wasteful spending) are outweighed by massive spending increases. If this bill is to be salvaged, the GOP must focus more on reducing government intervention and worry less about the populist sop demanded by Trump.