Elon Musk finally unleashes on Trump's Big Beautiful Bill victory with brutal troll after eyebrow-raising silence
Musk has been one of the biggest opponents of Trump's signature $3.3 trillion spending and tax cut legislation filled with major campaign promises including expanding mass deportations and investing in American energy.
The tech billionaire complained about its lack of subsidies for electronic vehicles (which would benefit his Tesla company) and the billions it adds to the deficit after his DOGE agency worked to reign in federal spending.
After its passage in both the House and Senate this week, it heads to Trump's desk Friday to be signed into law.
And the billionaire is now asking his 221.7 million followers on X if it is time to make good on his threats to create a new political party and oust the Republicans who supported Trump's signature bill.
'One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts,' he wrote on X.
'Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people.'
Republicans currently hold tiny majorities in both the House and Senate with just a handful of seats giving them the edge over Democrats.
Musk and Trump got into a social media war during debate on the legislation, leading to Musk threatening to use his billions to start a third political party and Trump threatening to deport the naturalized American citizen.
Musk was curiously silent in the hours following the congressional vote but, on July 4th, he decided to weigh in: 'Great day for some … fireworks,' he wrote, adding two fire emojis.
He also praised Republican Senator Rand Paul and Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, both of Kentucky, for voting against the bill for the amount of money it added to the country's deficit.
'100,' the world's richest man wrote using an emoji in support of them.
Musk has threatened to primary any GOP lawmaker who voted in favor of Trump's signature legislation.
Two Republican lawmakers who spoke to the Daily Mail brushed aside Musk's potential threats against GOP members who voted for the big beautiful bill.
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus brushed off Musk's threats when asked if he thought any members of his conference were worried about any potential retaliation from Musk for their vote.
'No, Elon Musk is for the country. No retaliation' Norman stated.
Asked again if he thought his fellow Republicans could get primaried with millions of dollars flowing from Musk, Norman added the following.
'Elon Musk is a true patriot. He identified where our tax money went. For you, young people, you ought to be grateful that we had him.'
'No one else had the bandwidth to do what he did,' Norman noted, referring to Musk's work as Trump's former lead of the Department of Government Efficiency.
Musk directly called out a pair of House Republicans who are a part of the conservative 'Freedom Caucus,' for their votes to pass the preliminary House version of the bill back in May.
'How can you call yourself the Freedom Caucus if you vote for a Debt Slavery bill with the biggest debt ceiling increase in history? @RepAndyHarrisMD @chiproytx,' Musk wrote, addressing the two GOP lawmakers directly.
Elon Musk took to social media to ask his followers how they feel about a third political party
Another conservative Republican, Representative John McGuire (R-Va.) told the Daily Mail that he believes Musk is going to move on 'bigger and greater things.'
'I think yesterday, he said more nice things about President Trump,' McGuire added, referring to a recent positive post Musk's made on X, formerly Twitter.
In that post, Musk praised Trump's peace making abilities.
'Credit where credit is due. Donald Trump has successfully resolved several serious conflicts around the world,' Musk wrote in a post made at around 1:30 AM Wednesday.
McGuire is not stranger to competitive GOP primaries in red seats, as he himself came to Congress after he primaried former Rep. Bob Good, a fellow Republican from the right last year.
At the time that Musk made his promises, it remained unclear how much sway Musk had over Congress or what effect his opinions might have had on the bill's passage.
On Monday, he escalated his attacks, saying lawmakers who campaigned on cutting spending but supported the bill 'should hang their heads in shame.'
'And they will lose their primary next year if it's the last thing I do on this Earth,' Musk declared.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO also called for a new political party, arguing the bill's massive spending showed 'we live in a one-party country — the PORKY PIG PARTY!'
'Time for a party that actually cares about the people,' he wrote.
'If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,' Musk pledged in a post on X Monday evening.
Musk, now worth over $400 billion, founded the AmericaPAC super PAC in 2024.
AmericaPAC raised more than $260 million last year, much of it to back Republicans in swing districts. Over $88 million went to supporting Trump directly.
The Senate version of Trump's bill, which also passed the House on Wednesday, is estimated to add between $3.3 billion and $4.5 billion to the national debt.
'The insane spending of this bill increases the debt ceiling by a record five trillion dollars,' Musk posted.
While nearly all Republicans backed the budget, two conservative lawmakers from Kentucky — Rep. Thomas Massie and Senator Rand Paul — voted no.
Massie was already criticized by the Trump White House for opposing the bill, and Musk defended him even before the final vote.
It remains to be seen whether Musk's support for Massie was an exception, or a sign he's prepared to oppose Trump in future primaries.
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