{"id":2442411,"date":"2025-06-03T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-unleashes-on-the-big-beautiful-bill-i-just-cant-stand-it-anymore\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T16:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:42:43","slug":"elon-musk-unleashes-on-the-big-beautiful-bill-i-just-cant-stand-it-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-unleashes-on-the-big-beautiful-bill-i-just-cant-stand-it-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Unleashes on the &#8216;Big, Beautiful Bill&#8217;: &#8216;I Just Can&#8217;t Stand It Anymore&#8217;"},"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\">28<\/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-unleashes-on-the-big-beautiful-bill-i-just-cant-stand-it-anymore%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=2442411&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, the now-former head of the Department of Government Efficiency, has publicly criticized the proposed &#8220;Big Gorgeous Bill&#8221; that many Republicans adn President Donald Trump support. Musk expressed his disdain for the massive congressional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-passes-massive-covid-relief-omnibus-bill-sending-billions-of-dollars-to-foreign-countries-measure-heads-to-president-trumps-desk\/\" title=\"Congress Passes ... Covid Relief\/Omnibus ... Sending ...ions of Dollars to Foreign Countries \u2013 Measure ...s to President ...\u2019s Desk\">spending bill<\/a> on social media, stating that it is filled with unnecessary expenditures and will considerably increase the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-parker-inflation-reduction-act-is-the-problem-not-the-solution\/\" title=\"Star Parker: Inflation Reduction Act Is the Problem, Not the Solution\">national budget deficit<\/a>, possibly reaching $2.5 trillion. He condemned the legislators who supported the bill, implying they know its implications are detrimental. Musk&#8217;s stance aligns him with a group of fiscally conservative voices, including GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Senators Rand Paul and ron Johnson, all of whom are concerned about the government&#8217;s spending habits and its implications for American citizens&#8217; debt. As this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amendment-to-cut-pothole-pete-buttigiegs-salary-to-1-passes-the-house\/\" title=\"Amendment to Cut &#039;Pothole Pete&#039; Buttigieg&#039;s Salary to  Passes the House\">spending bill makes<\/a> its way through Congress, it has already faced significant opposition and debate.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now-former Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk is joining a chorus of discontent, fiscally conservative voices to denounce the ballyhooed &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; trying to make its way to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s desk.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who recently left his DOGE post to better focus on his numerous businesses, took to social media platform X &mdash; one of his businesses &mdash; to post a fiery rebuke of the bill that&rsquo;s otherwise backed by Trump and many Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The eccentric tech billionaire made it clear that he was fed up with the situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m sorry, but I just can&rsquo;t stand it anymore.<\/p>\n<p>This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.<\/p>\n<p>Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1929954109689606359?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, but I just can&rsquo;t stand it anymore,&rdquo; Musk posted. &ldquo;This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s a far cry from the &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; descriptions that many Republicans have given this <a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-One-Big-Beautiful-Bill-Section-by-Section.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spending bill<\/a>, which seeks to address a number of issues.<\/p>\n<p>But there was one aspect of the bill that Musk was particularly fixated on:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden [American] citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,&rdquo; he wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1929955052527202503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a follow-up post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former DOGE head wasn&rsquo;t done.<\/p>\n<p>He re-posted GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, another voice opposed to the &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill,&rdquo; who agreed that the math of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >spending bill simply didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t add up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Simple math <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZQn6mXTI86\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZQn6mXTI86<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1929956296754901180?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Massie, whose opposition to the spending bill has drawn the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thomas-massie-fire-sounds-alarm-real-laws-trump-wants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ire of Trump<\/a>, is one of a number of conservative voices that Musk now joins. That group includes Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>That group is hyper-fiscally-focused, a concern that Musk clearly s:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congress is making America bankrupt <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cMP8XWO6dc\">https:\/\/t.co\/cMP8XWO6dc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1929955959134400714?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s original post had garnered over 18 million views and 176,000 likes as of Tuesday afternoon, but one re-post highlighted the potential futility of trying to exact meaningful change in Congress.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a> It will not get better. The hogs are still at the trough and will refuse to move away from it. There are not enough honest people in Congress who are willing to stand up for the harder right thing even at this stage of our monumental national debt. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IJHRyga8qj\">https:\/\/t.co\/IJHRyga8qj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GenFlynn\/status\/1929957865973789057?\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It will not get better,&rdquo; Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gen-flynn-loose-thom-tillis-ed-martin-opposition-tells-truth-rinos-hope-nobody-hears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Flynn<\/a> posted to X. &ldquo;The hogs are still at the trough and will refuse to move away from it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are not enough honest people in Congress who are willing to stand up for the harder right thing even at this stage of our monumental national debt.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The spending bill narrowly passed the House and is currently going through potential revisions in the Senate before a vote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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After stepping down from his DOGE position to concentrate on his various ventures, Musk expressed his strong disapproval on social media platform X-one of his own businesses. He made it clear he was frustrated with the situation, stating: &#8220;I can&#8217;t take it anymore. This enormous, outrageous spending bill filled with unnecessary expenditures is a disgrace. Shame on those who supported it; you know you were wrong.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s comments starkly contrast with how many Republicans have described this spending bill, which aims to tackle several issues. He specifically highlighted that it would significantly increase the already massive budget deficit by $2.5 trillion and impose unsustainable debt on American citizens in a follow-up post. Additionally, he shared a post from GOP Rep. 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