(Washington) Elon Musk reiterated his disgust for the vast bill for tax reduction and expenses from President Donald Trump on Saturday, arguing that the legislation that republican senators strive to adopt would eliminate jobs and paralyze booming industries.
“The last Senate bill will destroy millions of jobs in the United States and will cause immense strategic damage to our country,” wrote Elon Musk on X on Saturday, while the Senate was to vote to open the debate on this bill of almost 1000 pages. He grants subsidies to the past industries while seriously affecting the industries of the future. »»
Tesla CEO and SpaceX, whose birthday also fell on Saturday, said the bill would be a “political suicide for the republican party”.
These criticisms relaunch a recent stormy conflict between the former director of the Department of Government efficiency and the administration he recently left. They also represent a new headache for the Republican leaders of the Senate, who spent the weekend working hard to have the bill adopted by their room so that it was adopted before the deadline of July 4 set by Donald Trump.
Elon Musk has already clearly expressed his opinion on Donald Trump’s “Grand and Magnificent Bill”. A few days after leaving the federal government last month after an elegant celebration in the oval office, he castigated the bill, calling it “full of charlatanism” and “repugnant abomination”.
“Shame on those who voted for: you know that you have acted badly. As you know, he wrote on X earlier this month. In another message, the rich republican donor, who had recently predicted that he would stop making political gifts, threatened to dismiss the legislators who “betray the American people. »»
When Donald Trump retaliated by declaring himself disappointed by Elon Musk, altercations broke out and quickly intensified. Elon Musk suggested, without evidence, that Donald Trump, who passed the first part of the year among his closest allies, was mentioned in files related to the sexual attacker Jeffrey Epstein.
Elon Musk finally tried to be conciliatory with the administration, declaring regretting some of his messages which “went too far”. Donald Trump reacted the same way in an interview with New York Post : “These kinds of things happen. I don’t blame him for nothing. »»
It is unclear how Elon Musk’s latest attacks will influence the fragile peace from which he has benefited from the president in recent weeks. The White House did not immediately respond to a comment request.
Elon Musk has concentrated in recent weeks on his business, and his political influence has decreased since his departure from the administration. Despite everything, the wealthy businessman has invested hundreds of millions of US dollars in Donald Trump’s campaign in 2024, demonstrating the impact that his money may have if he is passionate about a subject or a candidate to relaunch his political expenses.
