{"id":18892,"date":"2025-07-01T23:01:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=18892"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:01:22","slug":"donald-trump-issues-scathing-response-after-elon-musk-trashes-spending-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=18892","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump issues scathing response after Elon Musk trashes spending plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Elon Musk has escalated his war of words with Donald Trump, publicly condemning the former president\u2019s colossal spending bill, and vowing political revenge on those who back it.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"ouhkj69fee5325600a\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ouhkj69fee5325600a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ouhkj69fee5325600a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ouhkj69fee5325600a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ouhkj69fee5325600a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ouhkj69fee5325600a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>On Sunday (June 30), Musk, now serving as a \u201cspecial government employee\u201d focused on slashing federal costs, took to X to lash out at Republican lawmakers supporting the nearly 1,000-page bill currently grinding its way through the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, a cornerstone of Trump\u2019s agenda, includes sweeping defense boosts (including a proposed \u201cGolden Dome\u201d missile shield), massive tax breaks, and enough pork to make any fiscal conservative squirm. It\u2019s also projected to pile another $3.3 trillion onto the U.S. national debt, which already stands at a staggering $36.2 trillion, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-set-further-tarnish-treasuries-lustre-overseas-2025-06-30\/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20national%20debt%20has,%24757.2%20billion%2C%20TIC%20data%20shows.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who campaigned on the PROMISE of REDUCING SPENDING, but continues to vote on the BIGGEST DEBT ceiling increase in HISTORY will see their face on this poster in the primary next year,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump<\/a>, who just last week called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\">Musk<\/a>\u00a0a \u201cwonderful\u201d and \u201csmart\u201d guy in a Fox News interview, fired back with a fiery post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-166146\" src=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2204586440.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7972px) 100vw, 7972px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2204586440.jpg 7972w, https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2204586440-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2204586440-1536x1011.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"7972\" height=\"5245\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald Trump and Elon Musk seem to have a love-hate relationship. Credit: Andrew Harnik \/ Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cElon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate. It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then took aim at Musk\u2019s businesses, accusing the Tesla and SpaceX CEO of relying on government handouts, writing (per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/1\/elon-musk-slams-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-calls-for-new-political-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Al Jazeera<\/a>): \u201cElon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa. No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cPerhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To which Musk responded: \u201cI am literally saying CUT IT ALL. Now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two men were once close, Musk even dubbed Trump his \u201cfirst buddy\u201d in government circles, but the growing rift over fiscal priorities and energy policy has pushed them to opposite ends of the GOP power struggle.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate continues to debate the bill, with a 20-hour window for amendments and a narrow path to final passage. If it survives, it still needs to return to the House, where it passed by just one vote last time.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump is pulling out all the stops to sell the legislation to his base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans, the One Big Beautiful Bill, perhaps the greatest and most important of its kind in history, gives the largest Tax Cuts and Border Security ever, Jobs by the Millions, Military\/Vets increases, and so much more,\u201d he posted on Truth Social. \u201cThe failure to pass means a whopping 68% Tax increase, the largest in\u00a0history!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Musk isn\u2019t buying it, and he\u2019s hinting at a bigger political shakeup, saying (via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/jun\/30\/musk-big-beautiful-bill-america-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>): \u201cIt is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the debt ceiling by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS that we live in a one-party country \u2013 the PORKY PIG PARTY!! Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whether that\u2019s a real threat or just a tweet-storm remains to be seen. But one thing\u2019s clear: the bromance is over, and the battle over the budget is just getting started.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk has escalated his war of words with Donald Trump, publicly condemning the former president\u2019s colossal spending bill, and vowing political revenge on those who back it. 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