The White House wasted no time in responding to a fiery statement by tech billionaire Elon Musk against the president’s “big, beautiful” spending bill on Tuesday.
In a missive on Tuesday, Musk ripped into the members of Congress who voted for the bill. President Donald Trump has been pushing for passage of the massive spending bill in order to press forward on his political agenda.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,” wrote Musk on the X platform.
“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it,” he added.
The statement was a shock to many after Musk battled public criticism for donating millions to the Trump campaign last year as well as heading up the Department of Government Efficiency after Trump took office.
Musk stepped down from the position on Friday after his 130-day tenure as a special government employee ended.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked by Peter Doocy of Fox News to comment on the level of anger the president might have after hearing the comments from his billionaire ally.
“Look, the president already knows