Elon Musk calls Trump’s budget bill a ‘disgusting abomination’
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Summary
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spoken out against US President Trump’s domestic policy bill, despite previously being a supporter of the Republican leader.
While the bill includes leaner provisions than previous drafts, such as the stripping back of consumer protection and climate initiatives and reduced scrutiny of AI, Musk’s main issue is that he claims it will vastly increase the US deficit and burden taxpayers with unsustainable debt.
He has threatened to fire all politicians who support the bill in next year’s elections, but the White House has brushed off his remarks.
Democratic politicians, on the other hand, have welcomed his comments, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer held up a printout of Musk’s tweets at a recent press conference to make his agreement clear.
It is worth noting that Musk and Tesla could be negatively affected by the bill if the border proposal leads to the lifting of a key exemption on imported vehicles, which allows Tesla to avoid tariffs on its vehicles sold in the US.