Overview

• Elon Musk’s X posts on June 3–4 branded the One Big Beautiful Bill a “disgusting abomination,” citing CBO estimates that it would add nearly $3.8 trillion to the federal deficit.
• Musk amplified objections from GOP fiscal hawks like Senators Rand Paul and Mike Lee as the Senate begins debating major revisions to border security, tax cuts and spending levels.
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president’s support for his signature bill remains unchanged, even as Fox & Friends reports he is privately “furious.”
• House Speaker Mike Johnson called Musk’s break “very disappointing,” noting that cuts to electric vehicle tax credits—vital to Tesla—may underlie the CEO’s ire.
• Musk threatened to back primary challengers in the 2026 midterms against Republicans who vote for the bill, injecting high-stakes uncertainty into the party’s unity.