Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'? Not to Elon Musk, DOGE: 'I don't know if it can be both'
We may be witnessing a crack in the bond between Musk and Trump.
Watch what Musk told CBS Sunday Morning, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's view with Fox News Sunday and more:
DOGE stands for Department of Government Efficiency. The department was created for "modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity."
Yes. DOGE posted a couple of tweets of recent activity to an X account on May 25, 2025.
According to the DOGE website, the government has saved approximately $1.75 billion through DOGE cuts for an average of $1,086.96 per taxpayer. However, multiple reports from The Atlantic, Newsweek and others have disputed these claims, noting the math doesn't add up as some contracts listed among the savings had already been canceled.
According to the House Budget Committee, the bill "encompasses President Trump's full legislative agenda to restore economic prosperity in the United States.
Lawmakers say "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is intended to provide tax relief for working families and small businesses; reverse the Biden-Harris administration's whole-of-government assault on domestic energy; rein in reckless spending that lit the fuse on inflation; and give the Trump Administration the critical resources they need to secure our border and strengthen our national security.
Read all 47 pages breaking down each section of the "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act," provided by the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote margin of 215-214 on May 22, 2025. The bill still needs to be approved by the U.S. Senate.
Republicans have set a July 4 deadline for both chambers to pass the bill. Several Republicans in the U.S. Senate have expressed the need for changes to the bill.
Among them was Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who called spending cuts "wimpy and anemic" but noted he would support the bill "even with wimpy and anemic cuts if they weren't going to explode the debt" in an appearance on Fox News Sunday.
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