Elon Musk Exits Government Role, Criticizes Trump’s Spending Bill
United States: Elon Musk is relinquishing his federal duties, stepping away from the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency—abbreviated as DOGE—a brainchild meant to instill frugality within bureaucratic veins.
Yet, in a candid exchange airing this Sunday on *CBS Sunday Morning*, Musk unleashed sharp disapproval toward President Donald Trump’s self-praised “one big beautiful” fiscal measure, contending that it starkly undercuts the core purpose of trimming governmental excess.
“I find myself let down by this gargantuan expenditure bill,” Musk remarked. “Rather than reducing the red ink, it inflates the deficit balloon and topples the careful scaffolding DOGE’s been erecting.”
Since the prelude to Trump's presidency, Musk had stood beside him, both men repeatedly vowing to carve down bloated federal outlays. However, the latest House-sanctioned spending package steers in the opposite direction—ballooning the national ledger by a staggering $4 trillion.