Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination'

Republican deficit hawks back tech billionaire on concerns about cost of bill

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Elon Musk condemned President Trump's signature spending bill. © Reuters

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" of tax breaks and spending cuts as a "disgusting abomination" on Tuesday, testing the limits of his political influence as he targeted the centerpiece of Republicans' legislative agenda.

The broadside, which Musk issued on his social media platform X, came just days after the president gave him a celebratory Oval Office farewell that marked the end of his work for the administration, where he spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency.

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