Elon Musk calls Trump's tax-cut and spending bill 'a disgusting abomination'

"Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it."
Elon Musk calls Trump's tax-cut and spending bill 'a disgusting abomination'

Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Elon Musk plunged on Tuesday into the congressional debate over US president Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill, calling it a "disgusting abomination" that will increase the federal deficit.

Several fiscally conservative Republicans in the US senate supported the views Musk expressed in social media posts, which could complicate the bill's path to passage in that chamber.

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