{"id":2454122,"date":"2025-07-01T08:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-back-on-trump-musk-feud-reignites-over-big-beautiful-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T08:08:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:08:54","slug":"its-back-on-trump-musk-feud-reignites-over-big-beautiful-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-back-on-trump-musk-feud-reignites-over-big-beautiful-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Back On: Trump-Musk Feud Reignites Over \u2018Big Beautiful Bill\u2019"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fits-back-on-trump-musk-feud-reignites-over-big-beautiful-bill%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=2454122&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 the current political landscape, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reignited thier feud amidst<\/a> the U.S. Senate&#8217;s deliberation over the &#8220;Big Beautiful Bill,&#8221; a major reconciliation bill set to increase the federal debt ceiling. Musk has openly criticized the spending proposed in the bill and has expressed intentions to form a new political party if the Republican Party fails to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gopers-predict-biden-hill-dems-will-deploy-washington-monument-strategy-if-government-shuts-down-over-budget\/\" title=\"GOP members anticipate that President Biden and Democratic lawmakers will employ the &quot;Washington Monument strategy&quot; in the event of a government shutdown due to budget disagreements.\">address fiscal responsibility<\/a>. in a response to Musk&#8217;s comments about government spending, Trump suggested that the government&#8217;s financial support for Musk&#8217;s companies shoudl be scrutinized.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has also characterized the bill as excessive, labeling it part of the so-called &#8220;Porky Pig Party,&#8221; highlighting concerns about its debt-increasing implications.Trump retaliated by questioning Musk&#8217;s dependence on government subsidies and reaffirming his opposition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-american-voters-reject-bidens-climate-agenda-want-reliable-affordable-domestic-energy\/\" title=\"Poll: American Voters Reject Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda \u2013 Want Reliable, Affordable Domestic Energy\u00a0\">electric vehicle mandates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both figures have a history of a intricate relationship, blending admiration and rivalry, and they appear to be playing to their respective bases-musk as an idealist advocating for change and Trump as a pragmatic dealmaker focused on his political agenda.The conflict underscores a larger discourse on government spending and economic policy, which is likely to capture important media attention, potentially overshadowing the substantive issues at hand.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>For those of you who are watching the all-day, all-night &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-a-vote-a-rama-the-washington-marathon-loathed-by-senators-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What is a \u2018vote-a-rama,\u2019 the Washington marathon loathed by senators? - Washington Examiner\">vote-a-rama&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on the so-called &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; in the U.S. Senate, be aware that you missed the <em>main event<\/em>, which is on social media: Yes, President Donald Trump and Tesla\/SpaceX\/X head Elon Musk are fighting. Again.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a series of posts by Musk in which he expressed concern over the debt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-parliamentarian-helps-dems-keep-medicaid-illegal-aliens-thwarts-big-beautiful-bill-provision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the reconciliation bill<\/a> would create and promised to start a new political party if the GOP didn&rsquo;t cut spending, Trump said &ldquo;perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at&rdquo; the money the government is spending on Musk&rsquo;s companies in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-decries-election-interference-and-questions-the-timing-of-the-charges-against-him\/\" title=\"... questions timing of charges, decries &#039;election interference&#039;.\">late-night post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The move came, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/30\/musk-trump-big-beautiful-bill-new-political-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> noted, &ldquo;as the Senate worked through a marathon amendment session to send the measure to the Oval Office by July 4.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk doesn&rsquo;t necessarily make bad points, at least in a vacuum: Yes, a bill is generally either big&nbsp;<em>or<\/em> beautiful, and yes, the &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; looks a lot bigger than it does beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Or, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-deletes-epstein-post-targeting-trump-teases-entertaining-outcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as Musk<\/a> put it: &ldquo;It is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the debt ceiling by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS that we live in a one-party country &mdash; the PORKY PIG PARTY!!&rdquo;<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the debt ceiling by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS that we live in a one-party country &ndash; the PORKY PIG PARTY!!<\/p>\n<p>Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1939762942851027127?\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Other Musk missives, both assailing the spending and hinting at a potential third-party move:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\">&#128529; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KupkVrA4WT\">pic.twitter.com\/KupkVrA4WT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1939925500790448638?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All I&rsquo;m asking is that we don&rsquo;t bankrupt America &#129335;&zwj;&#9794;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lt22t3EBpp\">https:\/\/t.co\/lt22t3EBpp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1939912881098957160?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VOX POPULI<br \/> VOX DEI<\/p>\n<p>80% voted for a new party <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JkeOlG7Kl4\">https:\/\/t.co\/JkeOlG7Kl4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1939900498892792236?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Enter President Trump, who <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114776149269773065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> from his  account and put down Musk&rsquo;s sourness over the bill down to its gutting of the EV mandate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that I was strongly against the EV Mandate,&rdquo; Trump wrote. &ldquo;It is ridiculous, and was always a major part of my campaign. Electric cars are fine, but not everyone should be forced to own one.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  07.01.25 12:44 AM EST <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lYEBxuYYlK\">pic.twitter.com\/lYEBxuYYlK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1939945247112409455?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I could have sworn that we&rsquo;d been through this already and that the most powerful man in the world and the richest man in the world <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jeff-bezos-began-trying-take-advantage-trump-musk-breakup-days-happened-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had patched up their bromance<\/a>, to a certain extent. &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bills&rdquo; giveth; &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bills&rdquo; taketh away, I suppose.<\/p>\n<p>As much as I sympathize with Musk as someone who makes a much humbler living, in part, beating his head against the wall of generalized government inefficiency, being right in principle does not mean being right in terms of government policy.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s something that Trump brings to the Oval Office: For all of his bombast, the man is a pragmatist at heart and wants to get the best deal that he can. He may put a better face on it than it deserves (i.e., giving it the moniker &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo;), but he still knows how to play the hand he&rsquo;s dealt. Musk, for all his experience in the private sector &mdash; both as a product innovator and a businessman &mdash; has demonstrated that he&rsquo;s still an idealist at heart. Idealism is enviable, pleasant, and the easiest path to getting eaten alive in Washington, the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, spending obviously needs to be reduced, and this bill will doubtlessly have numerous inefficiencies in it. Spending, when it is reduced, will not be reduced via a necessary reconciliation bill. That&rsquo;s just how D.C. works, like it or not.<\/p>\n<p>As for the fighting, it&rsquo;s easy to offer advice to people who almost certainly aren&rsquo;t listening from afar, but it needs to be said: Musk is not the South African <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ross-perots-last-political-act-huge-show-support-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ross Perot<\/a>, and the White House should focus on getting its agenda through Congress, not turning DOGE upon its first chair. It&rsquo;s likely that both Musk and Trump were employing hyperbole to make their points &mdash; points that need to be heard, but which will almost certainly be buried under a thick layer of media coverage about the fight itself and not the content of it.<\/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 expressed concerns about the debt created by the reconciliation bill and hinted at forming a new political party if spending isn&#8217;t curtailed. In a late-night post, Trump suggested that perhaps DOGE should scrutinize government spending on Musk&#8217;s companies. This exchange occurred while the Senate was engaged in an extensive amendment session aimed at sending the bill to the Oval Office by July 4th. Musk raised valid points about excessive spending, noting that this bill raises the debt ceiling by an unprecedented FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS and criticized it as indicative of a one-party system he dubbed &#8220;the PORKY PIG PARTY.&#8221; He called for a new political party that genuinely prioritizes people&#8217;s needs.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s tweets included critiques of government spending and alluded to his potential third-party aspirations. In response, Trump dismissed Musk&#8217;s grievances as stemming from cuts to electric vehicle mandates and pointed out that Musk has benefited significantly from subsidies throughout his career. He argued that without these subsidies, Musk&#8217;s ventures would likely falter.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their past camaraderie, it seems tensions have resurfaced between these two influential figures. While I empathize with Musk&#8217;s frustrations regarding government inefficiency-especially given my own experiences-being correct in principle doesn&#8217;t always translate into effective policy solutions within Washington&#8217;s complex landscape. 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