He magnate Elon Musk has defined how “disgusting abomination” the Fiscal and Budget Law promoted by the US President, Donald Trumpand criticized the Republicans who voted for him, accusing them of having made an “error”, after their exit from the White House.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t stand it anymore. This draft spending law of Congress, massive, scandalous and full of unnecessary expenses, is a disgusting abomination. What a shame for those who voted in favor: they know they made a mistake. They know it,” wrote the businessman in X.
In a second publication, the executive of Tesla y SpaceX He warned that the project “will massively increase the budget -giant deficit to 2.5 billion dollars (!!!
Musk He said goodbye last Friday in his position in the government after having expressed criticism against Trump’s great fiscal plan, arguing that he will increase the public deficit and endanger the results of the government efficiency department he headed.
White House spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, minimized the impact of statements on her daily press conference: “The president knows the position of Elon Musk on this bill. This does not change your opinion. The president’s opinion is that this is a big and beautiful bill, and supports it. “
The republican majority of the Senate began negotiations on Monday to modify the version of the plan approved by the lower house and convince the skeptics within the party to achieve a final vote before July 4.
Baptized by Trump as “the great and beautiful bill”, the proposal seeks to extend the fiscal relief of its first mandate (2017-2021) and add campaign promises such as tax exemptions to tips, at overtime already purchases of car manufactured in the country.
On Sunday, in an interview with CBS, Musk said that, despite agreeing with much of what the Trump administration does, he had “differences of opinion”, and said he did not want to “speak against” but also not assume “responsibility for everything” what he does.
