Elon Musk takes aim at MAGA Republicans, says GOP lawmakers who backed spending bill should be fired

Elon Musk is now fighting with MAGA Republicans and says lawmakers who voted for a huge spending bill should be fired in the next elections. Musk said these politicians “betrayed the American people.” Many people thought Musk would blame Democrats, but he made it clear his anger is toward House Republicans who supported Donald Trump’s spending bill, as per reports.

Musk didn’t name anyone, but House Speaker Mike Johnson responded right away. Johnson told reporters, “My friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one Big Beautiful Bill.” Musk posted that the spending bill is “outrageous,” “pork-filled,” and a “disgusting abomination.” He warned the bill would raise the U.S. budget deficit to $2.5 trillion and cause unsustainable debt for Americans.

Musk wrote, “Shame on those who voted for it, you know you did wrong.” He reposted a message criticizing Republicans for spending millions on hotels in Ukraine, not cutting DOGE costs, taking lots of vacation time, and not making executive orders permanent. This showed clearly Musk was attacking the Republicans, not the Democrats. Musk recently left his position at the Department of Government Efficiency, according to The Daily Beast report.


Musk had promised to cut $2 trillion from the budget but only saved $180 billion, which experts say might even be an exaggeration. Even Trump was confused about how little Musk achieved in DOGE and reportedly asked his advisors, “Was it all bullshit?”, as per the Wall Street Journal report.

Last year, Musk donated over $250 million to help Trump win the election. Just last week, Trump and Musk did a strange press event together at the White House. Musk had a black eye, and Trump gave him a giant ceremonial key. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president knows Musk’s opinion but still supports the bill and called it “one big beautiful bill.”

Not just Musk, some Republicans also hate the bill. Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, reposted Musk’s criticism and said, “He’s right.” Senator Rand Paul agreed too. He said he and Musk have seen massive waste in government spending and that adding $5 trillion more debt is a big mistake, stated in The Daily Beast report.

FAQs

Q1. Why is Elon Musk angry with MAGA Republicans?
Because they supported a big spending bill he believes will increase debt.

Q2. Did Trump respond to Musk’s criticism?
Trump hasn’t reacted directly, but still supports the bill and appeared with Musk recently.