<p>Washington: Elon Musk on Tuesday amplified his criticism of the sweeping tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump has been pushing fellow Republicans in Congress to embrace, calling it a "disgusting abomination" that will increase the deficit.</p><p>"I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore," the billionaire Musk wrote in an X post. "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.</p><p>"Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it." The House of Representatives last month passed the bill by one vote, after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the measure -- which would extend the 2017 tax cuts that were Trump's main legislative accomplishment in his first term -- would add $3.8 trillion to the federal government's $36.2 trillion in debt. The Senate, also controlled by Trump's Republicans, aims to pass the measure in the next month, though senators are expected to revise the House-passed version of the bill.</p>.Musk's Neuralink raises $650 million in latest funding round.<p>Trump appointed Musk, the world's richest person, to lead a government cost-cutting and efficiency drive, during which he upended several federal agencies but ultimately failed to deliver the massive savings he had sought.</p><p>Musk left his formal role in the administration last week as his time as a special government employee with the Department of Government Efficiency came to an end.</p><p>The Tesla CEO also criticized the bill in an interview the week before he left, saying it will undermine DOGE's work. Trump brushed off the criticism.</p><p>Musk came out against it even more strongly on Tuesday.</p><p>"It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt," Musk said on X.</p><p>The White House dismissed the most recent attack.</p><p>"Look, the president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill," spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said at a White House briefing. "It doesn't change the president's opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he's sticking to it."</p><p>Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who aims to pass the bill through his chamber in the next month, said he disagreed with Musk.</p><p>"My hope is that as he has an opportunity to further assess what this bill actually does, that he comes to a different conclusion," Thune, of South Dakota, told reporters. "But nevertheless, I mean, we have a job to do." </p>
<p>Washington: Elon Musk on Tuesday amplified his criticism of the sweeping tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump has been pushing fellow Republicans in Congress to embrace, calling it a "disgusting abomination" that will increase the deficit.</p><p>"I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore," the billionaire Musk wrote in an X post. "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.</p><p>"Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it." The House of Representatives last month passed the bill by one vote, after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the measure -- which would extend the 2017 tax cuts that were Trump's main legislative accomplishment in his first term -- would add $3.8 trillion to the federal government's $36.2 trillion in debt. The Senate, also controlled by Trump's Republicans, aims to pass the measure in the next month, though senators are expected to revise the House-passed version of the bill.</p>.Musk's Neuralink raises $650 million in latest funding round.<p>Trump appointed Musk, the world's richest person, to lead a government cost-cutting and efficiency drive, during which he upended several federal agencies but ultimately failed to deliver the massive savings he had sought.</p><p>Musk left his formal role in the administration last week as his time as a special government employee with the Department of Government Efficiency came to an end.</p><p>The Tesla CEO also criticized the bill in an interview the week before he left, saying it will undermine DOGE's work. Trump brushed off the criticism.</p><p>Musk came out against it even more strongly on Tuesday.</p><p>"It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt," Musk said on X.</p><p>The White House dismissed the most recent attack.</p><p>"Look, the president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill," spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said at a White House briefing. "It doesn't change the president's opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he's sticking to it."</p><p>Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who aims to pass the bill through his chamber in the next month, said he disagreed with Musk.</p><p>"My hope is that as he has an opportunity to further assess what this bill actually does, that he comes to a different conclusion," Thune, of South Dakota, told reporters. "But nevertheless, I mean, we have a job to do." </p>