Those close to the White House say they’re not surprised Elon Musk blew up on President Trump’s « Big, Beautiful Bill » — because their breakup was coming sooner or later.
Trump White House confidants said Wednesday they were not surprised tech billionaire Elon Musk blew up at the House-passed “Big, Beautiful Bill” — noting the former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) luminary would have found something to beef with the administration about sooner or later.
The 53-year-old South Africa-born billionaire — who in April went chest-to-chest with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over their respective visions for the IRS in the halls of the White House — shook up Washington Tuesday by decrying the signature GOP legislation as “a disgusting abomination” and vowing to campaign to “fire” Republican lawmakers who supported it.
“I’d say most knew he’d throw a fit sometime this year. It was exciting but not surprising,” one Trumpworld source told The Post of the outburst.
“I do think he didn’t leave on the best of terms,” added a second person close to the White House. “But I also think there’s a general awareness [that] this is just the way he operates.”
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO went on the warpath for a second straight day Wednesday, declaring: “A new spending bill should be drafted that doesn’t massively grow the deficit and increase the debt ceiling by 5 TRILLION DOLLARS.
