Elon Musk rebuked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) for claiming he would benefit from President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" bill, noting he has been a staunch detractor of it.
"I have been super clear that we should not pass this bill. We should hit the debt ceiling and live within our means, just as we do as individuals. Instead, there is a massive de facto taxation via inflation," Musk said in a publication on his social media platform, X.
I have been super clear that we should not pass this bill.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 3, 2025
We should hit the debt ceiling and live within our means, just as we do as individuals.
Instead, there is massive de facto taxation via inflation.
Musk was responding to a publication highlighting a passage from a speech by AOC, in which she called the bill a "deal with the devil." "It explodes our national debt. It militarizes our entire economy and it strips away healthcare and basic dignity of the American people. For what? To give Elon Musk a tax break, and billionaires the greedy taking of our nation," she said.
Musk has repeatedly criticized the bill, reigniting his feud with Trump in the process. He has also called for the creation of a new political party in the country and said he will back Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who has also fallen out with Trump over his opposition to the bill and his decision to bomb Iran's nuclear sites.
Trump has slammed Musk over his stance, recently threatening to have the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) he created go after him: "what's gonna happen is DOGE is gonna look at Musk, and if DOGE looks at Musk we're gonna save a fortune." "I don't think he should be playing that game with me," Trump said on Tuesday.
Trump also didn't rule out deporting Musk and said earlier on that day that the real reason why he is against the bill is his opposition to the elimination to subsidies for electric vehicles.
"Elon 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," Trump said in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Trump's bill cleared a key hurdle in the House in the early hours of Thursday after a lengthy standoff with Republican holdouts. House Speaker Mike Johnson managed to sway four of the five lawmakers who had voted against a procedural "rule" vote and the eight who had not voted.
"There was just a lot of patience and listening to everyone's concerns and making sure that their, their concerns were addressed," Johnson told press. Trump has set a July 4 deadline for the bill.
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