Washington:
Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday issued a blistering critique of the Senate’s latest draft of Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-and-spending bill, calling the legislation “utterly insane and destructive” right as the chamber prepared to open debate on the nearly 1,000-page proposal.
“The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country,” Musk posted, warning Republican leaders against pushing forward with the legislation. “Utterly insane and destructive,” he added. “It gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future.The remarks revived tensions between the Tesla CEO and Trump’s administration, particularly following Musk’s recent departure as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge). His outspoken opposition adds yet another challenge for Republican Senate leaders scrambling to meet Trump’s July 4 deadline for final passage.
Earlier this month, Musk also denounced the House version of the bill, describing it as a “disgusting abomination.”
“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,” Musk wrote at the time.
His comments triggered a highly public rift with Trump, although Musk has more recently made moves to restore communication with the president. On Saturday, he doubled down on his criticism, posting a series of comments that questioned the bill’s energy policy and overall economic implications.
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