Elon Musk Unleashes Twitter Firestorm, Accuses Trump of “Destroying America” With Hideous New Law — Sparks Shockwaves Across Silicon Valley and Washington

The billionaire leaves government in a rage over Trump’s fiscal shift and scuppers the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act.

THE FRACTURE BETWEEN THE TECH OLIGARCHY AND ULTRA-LIBERAL NATIONALISM

Elon Musk has publicly lashed out. And this time, not at unions or the critical press, but at his former political partner: Donald Trump. Barely four days after leaving his position as a “special government employee”—an opaque figure with no clear duties, but with privileged access to the inner circle of the executive branch—the tycoon has exploded on his X network with a broadside directed against the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Trump’s flagship law for his second term.

“The law is a disgusting abomination ,” Musk wrote on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. “Full of graft, waste, and cronyism. Those who voted for it should be ashamed. And they know it.”

What seemed like a technical disagreement over figures turned into an ideological settling of scores. Musk, who until a few days ago was posing with Trump under a bust of Abraham Lincoln, has accused the Republican Congress of “bankrupting the United States” with a projected deficit of $2.5 trillion this year alone. A fiscal hole that not even Trumpian marketing can fill with empty superlatives.

But the relevant thing isn’t the fiscal criticism. It’s the political divorce. Musk has stopped playing the shadow advisor and has become a full-frontal saboteur. This is confirmed by his most incendiary message: “Next November, we will kick out all the politicians who have betrayed the American people.” Thus, without nuance, without filters, and with the messianic arrogance of someone who believes himself above all powers.

WHAT’S BEHIND THE OUTBREAK: REVENGE, BUSINESS, AND POWER

Behind the tweet, as always with Musk, there’s business. And revenge.

Congress has removed

electric vehicle tax credits

 that directly benefited Tesla from the law.

The White House has refused to extend Musk’s special status beyond the

statutory 130 days

 .

The FAA has rejected

using its Starlink network

 for air traffic control, opting instead for its own networks.

Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Musk ally and friend Jared Isaacman to lead NASA over his

past donations to Democrats

 .

Elon Musk isn’t outraged by the deficit. He’s angry because he’s lost power. He’s no longer the government’s star technocrat, but a disgruntled millionaire who has had several doors closed on him in the same week. His sudden fiscal awareness kicks in just as his direct influence is deactivated.

The billionaire isn’t the only one who feels betrayed. Several Republican congressmen—such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Flood—have publicly confessed that they didn’t know all the details of the law when they voted for it. The bill is over 1,000 pages long and was rushed through. Among other gems, it includes a ban on state regulation of artificial intelligence for the next 10 years and restrictions on local judiciaries’ ability to sanction contempt of courts.

The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ is a legislative monster filled with traps, loopholes, and favors to corporate friends. And yes, Musk helped cook part of the menu… until he was kicked out of the kitchen.

The Trump bloc is trying to put out the fire. House Speaker Mike Johnson sent Musk “a long text message” explaining the content of the bill. According to him, they spoke for over 20 minutes. Musk, for his part, chose to ignore it and launch his personal campaign of demolition from X.

Donald Trump, meanwhile, is facing an internal revolt. Four Republican senators have already threatened to vote against the bill, which still needs to pass through the Senate and return to the House. Party leaders are trying to convince heavyweights like Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, and Rick Scott, but the fissures are deep.

Musk’s tax rant may have been the final push for the Republican Party’s libertarian bloc to rebel against the mega-law. And if that happens, Trump’s legislative gem will collapse under its own weight: that of a bloated deficit, opaque content, and a wounded billionaire.

This isn’t the first time Musk has sabotaged a congressional initiative: last December, he helped kill a federal funding deal that would have prevented a government shutdown. On that occasion, the Republican Party relented and proposed a temporary fix.

Musk’s game is no longer about influence. It’s about destruction. From the outside, from his digital pulpit, and with the resentment of someone who believes himself indispensable. His break with Trump isn’t a moral epiphany. It’s a warning that power, when he doesn’t have it, dynamites him.

Trump gave Musk an office, a mission (the famous DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency), and a narrative of greatness. Now that he’s lost it all, all he can do is drag everyone’s narrative down with him.

Because if anything has become clear this week, it’s that the corporate far right has no friends. It has interests. And when those interests are threatened, the tech gods don’t fall. They level the entire temple.