Musk had quieted his harsh criticism of Trump and the legislation the week after his departure from government May 30. But he blasted the bill again on June 28 less than an hour before the Senate was prepared to hold a critical vote to begin debate.

Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday criticized the latest version of President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill released by the U.S. Senate, calling it "utterly insane and destructive," weeks after the world's richest person and its most powerful ended a feud sparked by Musk's opposition to the bill.