Musk vows to punish lawmakers who back Trump's spending bill

WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday renewed his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, vowing to unseat lawmakers who backed it after campaigning on limiting government spending. After weeks of relative silence following a feud with Trump over the legislation, Musk rejoined the debate on Saturday as the Senate took up the package, calling it "utterly insane and destructive" in a post on social media platform X. On Monday, he ramped up his criticism, saying lawmakers who had campaigned on cutting spending but backed the bill "should hang their heads in shame!" "And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth," Musk said. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO called again for a new political party, saying the bill's massive spending indicated "that we live in a one-party country — the PORKY PIG PARTY!!" "Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people," he wrote. Musk's criticism of the bill has caused a rift in his relationship with Trump, marking a dramatic shift after the tech billionaire speWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times