WASHINGTON – Billionaire Elon Musk, former head of President Donald Trump’s advisory Department of Government Efficiency, reignited his attacks on Trump’s sweeping legislative package just hours before the Senate’s critical vote on June 28.Musk warned that the proposed bill would “destroy millions of jobs” and called it “utterly insane,” saying it provides “handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future.” He declared in another post that polls show the bill is “political suicide for the Republican Party.”The comments came on Musk’s social media platform, X, where he has 220 million followers. Musk, who leads Tesla and SpaceX, had previously quieted his criticism of Trump after leaving the administration on May 30 but renewed his attacks as the Senate prepared to debate the bill.Musk previously called the legislation a “disgusting abomination” for failing to sufficiently cut government spending. He also stirred controversy by alleging Trump appeared in Justice Department documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein—claims the White House denied. Musk later apologized, saying his posts about Trump had “gone too far.”In response, Trump blamed Musk’s outbursts on his administration’s decision to end subsidies for electric vehicles and reject Musk’s preferred nominee to lead NASA. “Elon went CRAZY!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, claiming he had planned for months to revoke the EV mandate that Musk supported.The dispute highlights growing tensions between Trump and Musk, once allies on deregulation and government spending, now deeply divided as Trump’s economic agenda faces a pivotal test in the Senate.
