Overview

• Elon Musk labeled Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' a “widerlich” and “abscheulich” proposal that would worsen the US deficit and cut Medicaid and food assistance programs.
• President Trump threatened Musk with “very serious consequences” after Musk published unsubstantiated claims linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
• Within days of the threat, Musk removed his Epstein-related post and resumed actively sharing Trump’s messages on his X platform.
• The 'Big Beautiful Bill' combines substantial tax cuts for businesses and high earners with deep reductions in Medicaid and aid for low-income Americans, raising concerns about national debt.
• Musk’s reversal restores his public alignment with Trump just as the administration prepares to push the spending package through Congress.