Elon Musk has launched a scathing attack on President Donald Trump’s flagship tax and spending legislation, criticizing it as a “disgusting abomination” and warning it could harm Tesla’s business.
Elon Musk sharply criticized Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending package, denouncing it as a “disgusting abomination” in a post on his social media platform X. The comments marked a rare public break with the president and came just days after Musk was honored at a White House farewell for his role leading the Department of Government Efficiency.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk wrote. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”
The legislation, which has already cleared the House and is now being debated in the Senate, proposes major tax breaks and spending cuts that align with Republican economic priorities. However, it also includes provisions that would phase out subsidies and tax incentives benefiting electric vehicle makers like Tesla - a move that directly threatens Musk’s business interests.
The clash highlights growing tensions between Musk and GOP leadership, despite his previous alignment with the Trump administration on deregulation and innovation. While Musk has enjoyed close ties with Washington under Trump, his latest outburst signals a possible shift in his political posture.
Musk’s criticism could also influence how key stakeholders and investors view the legislation’s impact on clean energy industries. Analysts say the bill’s passage could pose significant challenges to companies in the EV space, particularly Tesla, which has long relied on government incentives to maintain its competitive edge.
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Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said late Monday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia hit at least six energy targets in deadly strikes across Ukraine, showing Moscow is unwilling to accept the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited a newly opened defence museum displaying weapons developed under his leadership, including an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States.
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are set to discuss measures to tackle transboundary haze during preparatory meetings ahead of the ASEAN summit in November, as forest and land fires in Indonesia continue to affect air quality across the region, the Philippines said on Tuesday.
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the United Kingdom believes Iran was likely behind an alleged plot connected to RAF Fairford, a military airbase in Gloucestershire in England that has played a role in U.S. operations against Iran, escalating tensions between London and Tehran.
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement for political purposes after authorities searched her Washington-area home as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
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