Elon Musk’s scathing July 1, 2025, X post slammed Congress members who campaigned on reducing government spending but voted for the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a $4 trillion debt ceiling hike that extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, adds tax breaks on tips and overtime, boosts military and border funding, and cuts $698 billion from Medicaid and $267 billion from SNAP.
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!
And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 30, 2025
Labeling their actions hypocritical, Musk vowed to ensure these lawmakers lose their 2026 primaries, leveraging his $300 million America PAC to challenge House Freedom Caucus members and other Republicans who backed the bill, which the CBO says will add $2.4 trillion to the $36.2 trillion national debt over a decade.