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Booker Declines Musk’s Campaign Cash, Calls on Him to Rally Against Trump’s Spending Bill

Musk’s high-profile denunciation of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ has heightened pressure on Senate Republicans with a looming July 4 deadline

(L):U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) questions witnesses during a special forum on the rising cost of education at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (R): Elon Musk attends a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington.
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Overview

  • Cory Booker has declined Elon Musk’s campaign contributions and is calling on the Tesla chief to pressure lawmakers over the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’.
  • Elon Musk took to X to denounce the $1.6 trillion reconciliation package as a “disgusting abomination” and flagged its “pork-filled” provisions.
  • Once a Trump ally who led the Department of Government Efficiency and donated over $250 million to his 2024 campaign, Musk is now publicly at odds with the president’s legislative agenda.
  • President Trump has given Senate Republicans a July 4 deadline to pass the bill and warned Musk of “very serious consequences” if he shifts support to Democrats.
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna have echoed Musk’s criticism and suggested the Democratic Party should welcome his involvement against the bill.