Elon Musk launched a scathing attack on congressional Republicans Monday, slamming the party for backing a sweeping tax and spending package projected to add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.
The billionaire entrepreneur, who recently fell out with President Donald Trump, took to X (formerly Twitter) to blast GOP lawmakers for what he called “fiscal hypocrisy.”
“Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!” Musk wrote. “And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.”
Despite previously signaling a pause on political donations following his rift with Trump, Musk’s latest posts suggest a renewed resolve to influence Republican primaries.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the GOP-backed bill — dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — would raise the federal deficit by $3.3 trillion over the next decade. Senate revisions alone would add roughly $800 billion to the national debt.
Musk did not hold back in criticizing the measure, calling it evidence that “we live in a one-party country – the PORKY PIG PARTY!!” and calling for the creation of a new political force that “actually cares about the people.”
He also targeted members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, calling out Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Andy Harris (R-Md.) for backing what he called a “DEBT SLAVERY bill.”
The Freedom Caucus, which has expressed strong reservations about the bill, posted its own statement on X: “That’s not fiscal responsibility. It’s not what we agreed to. The Senate must make major changes and should at least be in the ballpark of compliance with the agreed upon House budget framework. Republicans must do better.”
Trump, in a March address to Congress, vowed to balance the federal budget — something that hasn’t happened in more than two decades.
“In the near future, I want to do what has not been done in 24 years: Balance the federal budget,” Trump said at the time.
Despite those promises, the federal government has run a deficit every year since 2001, and the new spending bill appears to move even further away from that goal.
