{"id":2439695,"date":"2025-05-28T02:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-expresses-disappointment-with-trumps-beautiful-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T02:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:57:00","slug":"elon-musk-expresses-disappointment-with-trumps-beautiful-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-expresses-disappointment-with-trumps-beautiful-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk expresses disappointment with Trump\u2019s \u2018beautiful bill\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-expresses-disappointment-with-trumps-beautiful-bill-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2439695&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk recently voiced his disappointment regarding a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >substantial spending bill passed<\/a> by House Republicans, which he criticized for contradicting the objectives of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by potentially increasing the deficit. Musk made these comments during an interview with &#8220;CBS Sunday Morning,&#8221; expressing skepticism about the viability of a bill being both &#8220;big&#8221; and &#8220;gorgeous.&#8221; The bill,known as the &#8220;One Big Beautiful Bill Act,&#8221; was narrowly approved by a 215-214 vote in the House and is expected to increase national debt while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-trumps-landmark-one-big-beautiful-bill\/\" title=\"... passes Trump&#039;s landmark &#039;one ..., beautiful ...&#039;\">extending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/debt-ceiling-deal-dooms-bidens-tax-and-spend-agenda\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s tax and spend plans are in trouble due to the debt ceiling deal.\">individual tax cuts<\/a><\/a> and enhancing spending for border security and national defense. It now moves to the Senate for further consideration and potential revisions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elon Musk expresses disappointment with Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;beautiful bill&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2132836\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Presidential adviser Elon Musk expressed disappointment with the spending bill passed by House Republicans last week. Musk said the costs of the &ldquo;big, beautiful bill&rdquo; undermined the purpose of the cuts implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk commented on the bill in an interview with &ldquo;CBS Sunday Morning.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3423479\/tom-homan-aoc-arrest-lamonica-mciver-ice-protest-waiting-consequences\/\">Homan taunts AOC after arrest of House Democrat over ICE protest: &#8216;Waiting on the consequences&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3423390\/judge-rules-wilmerhale-trump-attempt-punish-mueller-linked-law-firm-unconstitutional\/\">Judge rules Trump attempt to punish Mueller-linked law firm was unconstitutional<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3422899\/ukraine-braces-russia-summer-offensive-escalations-peace-talks-impasse\/\">Ukraine braces for massive summer escalations as Russia peace talks hit an impasse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/elon-musk-disappointed-trumps-spending-bill-says-undermines-doge-doing?intcmp=tw_fnc&amp;taid=683672d3145a8800019e52a8&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\">said<\/a> Musk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think a bill can be big, or it can be beautiful, but I don&rsquo;t know if it can be both, in my personal opinion,&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/05\/27\/musk-says-hes-disappointed-with-trump-backed-megabill-00372048\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 119th Congress passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/1\/text\">&ldquo;One Big Beautiful Bill Act&rdquo;<\/a> on May 22 in a 215-214 vote, mostly along party lines. Every House Democrat and two House Republicans, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) voted against the bill, while Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), House Freedom Caucus Chair, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/elon-musk-disappointed-trumps-spending-bill-says-undermines-doge-doing?intcmp=tw_fnc&amp;taid=683672d3145a8800019e52a8&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\">voted<\/a> &ldquo;present.&rdquo; &#8203;&#8203;Reps. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and David Schweikert (R-AZ) did not vote.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/establishing-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency\/\">executive order<\/a> on January 20 to establish the Department of Government Efficiency to begging the process of increasing fiscal responsibility within the government by &ldquo;modernizing Federal technology and software to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-announces-republicans-picked-for-house-doge-committee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene announces Republicans picked for ... ... committee - Washington Examiner\">maximize governmental efficiency<\/a> and productivity.&rdquo; DOGE&rsquo;s efforts were to be part of a temporary government agency that was to &ldquo;terminate on July 4.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On February 26, Trump issued another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-cost-efficiency-initiative\/\">executive order<\/a>, &ldquo;Implementing the President&rsquo;s &lsquo;Department of Government Efficiency&rsquo; Cost Efficiency Initiative&rdquo; to transform the process of federal &ldquo;contracts, grants, and loans,&rdquo; and provide more transparency on government spending. The directive was also supposed to rein in spending to, among other things, help lower the national debt.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After several weeks of debate among House Republicans, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/1\/text\">&ldquo;One Big Beautiful Bill Act&rdquo;<\/a> extended the individual tax cuts that were an integral part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It also included provisions to increase spending for border security and national defense. Additionally, the bill is expected to increase the nation&rsquo;s debt limit by $4 trillion, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>The bill headed to the Senate this week, where it is expected to face several obstacles and undergo some revisions before being approved and sent to Trump&rsquo;s desk for his signature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2132836\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2132836\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk criticizes Trump&#8217;s spending bill for increasing costs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2439696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25035725129443-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[56029,32192,32171,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2439695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-beautiful-bill","tag-elon-musk","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25035725129443-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439695"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439699,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439695\/revisions\/2439699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}