Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk told CBS News Tuesday he is “disappointed” in the spending codified in Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill.”
“I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” the Tesla CEO said.
“I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful,” he continued with a smile. “But I don’t know if it could be both.”
After months of negotiations and 48 straight hours of work, House Republicans successfully passed the budget reconciliation bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson has been urging the Senate to alter the legislation as little as possible given the “delicate” consensus House GOP leadership crafted on the president’s landmark bill, but President Donald Trump approved Senate…
