Overview

• The Senate is voting on dozens of amendments to Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” through the budget reconciliation process, allowing its passage without Democratic support.
• Musk called the proposal “DEBT SLAVERY” on X and warned that any fiscal conservative voting for the measure would lose their next primary race.
• He urged the formation of a new political party to challenge what he calls the “PORKY PIG PARTY” and to oppose a record $5 trillion increase in the debt ceiling.
• Musk’s departure from the White House efficiency task force in early June underscores his pivot from a major Trump backer to a leading critic of GOP deficit spending.
• Despite pledging to step back, his America PAC last contributed in March to two Florida Republicans, demonstrating his ongoing targeted political influence.