Tech billionaire Elon Musk deepens the trenches between himself and President Donald Trump in a dispute over the US government’s budget plan.
Musk called on his online platform X to put all the citizens under pressure from their constituencies so that they vote against the tax and expenditure law promoted by Trump. The entrepreneur, which was recently entrusted with savings in the state apparatus, primarily criticizes the planned increase in the debt limit and demands stronger expenses.
Musk warns that Trump’s legislative proposals – referred to as “Big Beautiful Bill” (“Great Beautiful Law”) – will lead to a higher budget deficit and increase the public debt even further. The day before, the multi -illiarch had described the plan as “disgusting hideousness”. Then he warned congress members to vote for it, will be elected in the intermediate elections in November 2026.
The president is “not pleased”
Trump initially did not comment on Musk’s campaign against the law. The Republican head of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, said after a conversation with the president that Trump was “not pleased”.
Johnson also indicated that behind the resistance of the Tech billionaire could be self-made against the law. Musk leads that Electric car-T manufacturer Tesla, who has to deal with paragraphs. The law would shorten tax reliefs for electric vehicles. According to media reports, Musk is said to have tried to prevent this. Johnson said in an interview with journalists that he knew that the measures were important for Musk. “I know that this has consequences for his company.”
The budget made it through the first congress chamber, the House of Representatives in May. In the Senate, however, several members of Trump’s Republican Party block themselves. The Republicans have the majority in both chambers.
No political abstinence for Musk
Musk donated more than $ 250 million for Trump’s election campaign and at times became a close confidante of the Republican. After his swearing -in as President, he commissioned him to reduce government spending. At the end of May, Musk withdrew from political business after he had stood in the spotlight for months and regularly spoke in public. When he said goodbye, he referred to a 130-day period for external government employees.
Musk had said in May that in the future he wanted to spend less money on political purposes in the future and that he wanted to concentrate more on business. However, Johnson now said that Musk promised him support on Monday to defend the majorities of Republicans in the House of Representatives and the Senate in the elections in November 2026. He called Musk on Tuesday, but he didn’t go on the phone, said Johnson.
The TV broadcaster NBC reported that Trump’s environment over Musk’s warning words to the congress members with a view to the interim elections in the coming year. Then all seats in the House of Representatives and a good third of the mandates in the Senate are re -awarded.
Allianz von Trump and Musk smashes at a dispute over household
The dispute over Donald Trump’s tax law draws a line under the close relationship of the US President with Tech billionaire Elon Musk. “Elon and I had a great relationship. I don’t know if we will still have that,” Trump said to journalists in the White House. Musk struck back over his online platform X a little later: “Without me, Trump would have lost the choice.” And he added: “Such an ungrateful.”
Musk donated more than $ 250 million for Trump’s election campaign. In addition, he personally campaigned for him in the important state of Pennsylvania. Trump now said that he had won in Pennsylvania without Musk – and seems to have provoked the attack of the tech billionaire.
Taga -length attacks Musk
Musk has been mood against Trump’s tax and expenditure law for days and demands more cost reductions. Meanwhile, Trump suggested that Musk was led by business interests. The tech billionaire is, among other things, head of the electric car manufacturer Tesla. Trump said Musk had no problem with the law – until he found out that this includes a reduction in billions of billions of subsidies for electric vehicles.
In the past few days, the President has held back on the law despite Musk’s escalating attacks and was asked by journalists for the first time on the controversy at an appointment with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU).
Musk temporarily became a close confidante of Trump, who commissioned him to cut government spending. At the end of May, Musk withdrew from Washington. When he said goodbye, he referred to a 130-day period for external government employees.
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