<p data-start="101" data-end="448">Fresh off his stint at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk is back on X — this time not with rockets or robots, but a rhetorical flamethrower. On Tuesday night, Musk lit into Congress over a new federal spending bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination” and accusing lawmakers of pushing the country further into fiscal ruin.</p>
<h3 data-start="450" data-end="483"><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong>Musk Returns to X with a Bang</strong></span></h3>
<p data-start="485" data-end="588">At 11:01 PM on June 3, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, no longer restrained by his government role, posted:</p>
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<p data-start="813" data-end="1007">He didn’t stop there. Musk claimed the bill would “massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion and burden American citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.”</p>
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<p data-start="1009" data-end="1340">While critics dismissed the post as dramatic, supporters saw it as classic Musk: blunt, data-backed, and unfiltered. He even provided a historical rundown of US budget deficits — from a $236 billion surplus in 2000 to a projected $1.83 trillion deficit in 2024. Musk blamed Congress directly: “Congress is making America bankrupt.”</p>
<h3 data-start="1342" data-end="1383"><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong>Pork-Barrel Politics in the Spotlight</strong></span></h3>
<p data-start="1385" data-end="1802">Musk’s use of the term “pork-filled” tapped into decades-old criticism of congressional earmarking — a practice of slipping in funding for local pet projects, often far from national priorities. Citizens Against Government Waste, a watchdog group that has tracked this trend since 1984, even hands out a “Porker of the Month” award to spotlight the worst offenders. Musk’s frustration echoes this long-standing concern.</p>
<p data-start="1804" data-end="2078">His remarks also add fuel to the fire around DOGE — the experimental agency he led to supposedly cut federal bloat. While the initiative drew flak, with a Poynter report noting 58 per cent of Americans opposed DOGE’s access to granular government spending data, Musk seems undeterred.</p>
<h3 data-start="2080" data-end="2113"><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong>Political Fallout and Support</strong></span></h3>
<p data-start="2115" data-end="2444">Predictably, Musk’s tweetstorm ignited reactions across the political spectrum. Senator Mike Lee and political commentator Nick Sortor both urged Senate action. Meanwhile, conservative influencer Mike Cernovich took a jab at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of consistently failing to rein in spending since the Paul Ryan era.</p>
<p data-start="2446" data-end="2647" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Whatever your stance, one thing’s clear: Elon Musk isn’t done with Washington yet. And if his social feed is any indication, he’s gearing up for round two — with fewer bureaucrats and even fewer filters.</p>
