Elon Musk said the growing interest payments on America's bloating federal debt pile put spending priorities such as social security entitlements at risk in the future. Musk was a White House adviser to President Donald Trump on federal spending cuts until the end of May, spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Elon Musk again attacked the centerpiece of Donald Trump‘s legislative agenda, the Big Beautiful Bill Act, this time calling the tax and spending package as a “disgusting abomination.” Meanwhile, additional criticisms are being directed at the legislation from GOP lawmakers,