{"id":2443066,"date":"2025-06-04T22:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T02:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-cryptic-post-on-elon-after-his-big-beautiful-bill-eruption\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T22:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T02:38:30","slug":"trump-issues-cryptic-post-on-elon-after-his-big-beautiful-bill-eruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-cryptic-post-on-elon-after-his-big-beautiful-bill-eruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Issues Cryptic Post on Elon After His &#8216;Big Beautiful Bill&#8217; Eruption"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-issues-cryptic-post-on-elon-after-his-big-beautiful-bill-eruption%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=2443066&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-senior-advisor-drops-3-word-bomb-on-dem-influencer-harry-sisson-after-saying-biden-can-take-out-trump\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Senior Advisor Drops 3-Word Bomb on Dem Influencer Harry Sisson After Saying Biden Can &#039;Take Out&#039; Trump\">recent social media exchange<\/a>, former President Donald Trump appeared to respond to criticisms aimed at the &#8220;Big Lovely Bill&#8221; from Elon Musk, who called the Congressional spending bill &#8220;a repulsive abomination&#8221; and urged the public to mobilize against it. The bill passed the House narrowly without any Democrat votes, but with dissent from some Republicans. Musk&#8217;s comments center around concerns that the bill would substantially increase the national debt.<\/p>\n<p>Trump subsequently shared a message from Musk regarding his work on reducing government waste, perhaps indicating a shared objective between them. Despite Musk&#8217;s criticism, White House Press Secretary karoline Leavitt affirmed that the President still supports the bill, which is described as beneficial and fiscally responsible. Some GOP senators have echoed Musk&#8217;s concerns, while officials from the white House defended the bill&#8217;s projections, arguing it would actually reduce deficits over time through <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >significant budget savings<\/a>. The ongoing debate revolves around differing interpretations of the Congressional Budget Office&#8217;s (CBO) scoring and its implications for fiscal policy.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump appeared to offer his first personal response to the barrage of criticism former Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk has directed in recent days at the Big Beautiful Bill.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s harshest shot came in a Tuesday post on X, writing, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, but I just can&rsquo;t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.&rdquo;<\/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>The bill&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-beautiful-bill-immediately-runs-into-trouble-in-senate-after-squeaking-through-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> the House last month in a narrow 215 to 214 vote, with no Democrats supporting it, while two Republicans &mdash; Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio &mdash; voted against it.<\/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>GOP senators like Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rand Paul of Kentucky have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-white-house-responds-elon-musks-no-holds-barred-attack-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">come out against<\/a> the Big Beautiful Bill in its current form, saying it adds too much to the national debt.<\/p>\n<p>And this is the line of attack Musk was hammering on in a series of posts on Wednesday, including one that urged Americans, &ldquo;Call your Senator, Call your Congressman, Bankrupting America is NOT ok! KILL the BILL.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Call your Senator,<br \/> Call your Congressman,<\/p>\n<p>Bankrupting America is NOT ok!<\/p>\n<p>KILL the BILL<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930336497208832059?\">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump appeared to respond to all the Musk salvos by <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114626394056454893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reposting<\/a> a message that the billionaire businessman recently made, promising that the work of DOGE would continue even as he left government service.<\/p>\n<p>Here was the post of which the president d an image:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> for the opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-malaysia-plans-to-set-up-second-5g-network-from-next-year-sources\/\" title=\"Exclusive-Malaysia plans to set up second 5G net... from next year -sources\">reduce wasteful spending<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?\">@DOGE<\/a> mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1927877957852266518?\">May 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump honored Musk last week for his DOGE work by giving him a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gives-outgoing-elon-musk-special-gift-presentation-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special gold key<\/a> to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s cryptic post, with Musk&rsquo;s own words, perhaps was communicating that they still  the same goal of cutting government waste.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-white-house-responds-elon-musks-no-holds-barred-attack-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> to a question about Musk&rsquo;s opposition to the Big Beautiful Bill, saying, &ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t change the president&rsquo;s opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he&rsquo;s sticking to it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?\">@PressSec<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a> calling reconciliation bill &ldquo;a disgusting abomination&rdquo;:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t change the president&rsquo;s opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill and he&rsquo;s sticking to it.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W07m2vXdHK\">pic.twitter.com\/W07m2vXdHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1929966348358107454?\">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>Both White House Deputy Chief of Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-read-stephen-miller-obliterates-3-gigantic-lies-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Miller<\/a> and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought defended the bill, saying the Congressional Budget Office is scoring it wrong by concluding that it adds over $2 trillion in new deficit spending.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;OMB just reviewed the new CBO score of the One Big Beautiful bill. It confirms what we knew about the bill at House passage. The bill REDUCES deficits by $1.4 trillion over ten years when you adjust for CBO&rsquo;s one big gimmick &mdash; not using a realistic current policy baseline,&rdquo; Vought <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/russvought\/status\/1930301700780503122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It includes $1.7 trillion in mandatory savings, the most in history. If you care about deficits and debt, this bill dramatically improves the fiscal picture,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Miller responded to the post: &ldquo;Exactly. The only spending change in the bill is a giant spending cut. The entire &lsquo;deficit&rsquo; change per the lefty CBO was not expiring the Trump Tax Cut from 2017.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exactly. The only spending change in the bill is a giant spending cut. The entire &ldquo;deficit&rdquo; change per the lefty CBO was not expiring the Trump Tax Cut from 2017. Further, because it&rsquo;s a (party-line) reconciliation bill, no monies are appropriated in the bill to fund government. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FJsTf3SZk2\">https:\/\/t.co\/FJsTf3SZk2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephen Miller (@StephenM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenM\/status\/1930306108645634159?\">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In other words, the CBO&rsquo;s score of the bill calls for allowing the 2017 Trump tax cuts to expire and assumes that the government will take in more money at the restored higher rates.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the Big Beautiful Bill <a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/2024\/12\/09\/once-again-cbo-stacks-the-deck-against-tax-relief-for-american-families-and-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argue<\/a>&nbsp;that the CBO miscalculated the impact of the TCJA because it did not adequately factor in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harvard-us-treasury-economists-forced-admit-trump-tax-cuts-worked-advertised\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impact of economic growth<\/a>, spurred by tax cuts, on total revenue.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, before the bill&rsquo;s passage, total revenue was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/53627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$3.3 trillion<\/a>. Last year, with the tax cuts largely in place, revenue was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/61185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$4.9 trillion<\/a>. This is not surprising because the Gross Domestic Product grew from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/188105\/annual-gdp-of-the-united-states-since-1990\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$19.6 trillion<\/a> in 2017 to $29.1 trillion in 2024. More economic productivity meant more tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Then-President John Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanrhetoric.com\/speeches\/jfkeconomicclubaddress.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-address-ny-econ-group-jfk-pitched-tax-cut-plan-60s-harris-proposes-tax-increases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tax cuts he proposed<\/a> in 1962, &ldquo;It is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The House Ways and Means Committee&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/2024\/12\/09\/once-again-cbo-stacks-the-deck-against-tax-relief-for-american-families-and-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that in the five years after the TCJA&rsquo;s passage &ldquo;tax revenues averaged $170 billion per year above CBO&rsquo;s post-2017 projections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Further, by fiscal year 2022, that figure was $884 billion higher.<\/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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Musk&#8217;s most pointed critique was shared in a post on X, where he expressed his frustration: &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, but I just can&#8217;t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong.&#8221; The bill narrowly passed in the House last month with no Democratic support and two Republicans voting against it.<\/p>\n<p>GOP senators like Ron Johnson and Rand Paul have also criticized the bill for increasing national debt. Musk continued his criticism with posts urging Americans to contact their representatives and oppose what he called a bankrupting measure.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Musk&#8217;s comments, Trump shared a message from him about continuing efforts to reduce wasteful spending even after leaving government service. Last week, Trump honored Musk for his work by presenting him with a special gold key to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The president&#8217;s repost may indicate that they share similar goals regarding government waste reduction. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that Musk&#8217;s opposition does not alter Trump&#8217;s view on the bill; he remains committed to it being &#8220;one big beautiful bill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Both Stephen Miller and Russ Vought defended the legislation against claims from critics like Musk and argued that its financial implications were misrepresented by analysts at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). 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