Musk slams Trump's tax bill

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Elon Musk is urging US citizens to pressure lawmakers to vote down President Donald Trump’s key tax and spending bill, saying the measure will increase deficit and accelerate national debt.

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00:00Tech millionaire Elon Musk is urging US citizens to pressure lawmakers to vote down President

00:06Donald Trump's key tax and spending bill.

00:09He wants that the measure will increase the deficit and further accelerate national debt.

00:15Musk recently stepped down as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE,

00:20where he was tasked with federal cost-cutting efforts.

00:23He has criticized what Trump calls the Big Beautiful Bill for raising the debt ceiling

00:28without implementing sufficient spending cuts.

00:31Describing the plan as a disgusting abomination, he warned lawmakers they could face backlash

00:37in the 2026 midterm elections if they threw their support behind it.

00:42While Trump has not directly responded, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the President was not

00:47delighted over the Tesla founder's public campaign.

00:51The legislation had passed the House in May by a narrow margin, but now faces resistance in the Senate.

00:58including from members of the Republican Party.

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