Trump world ‘not surprised’ by Elon Musk’s outburst at ‘Big, Beautiful’ bill: ‘Knew he’d throw a fit’
WASHINGTON, DC: Elon Musk's angry tirade against Donald Trump’s heavily promoted spending bill has thrown Republicans into disarray, though sources say the president’s inner circle had anticipated the backlash.
On Wednesday, June 4, a couple of White House confidants told the NY Post that they were not surprised by Tesla CEO’s attacks on the legislation, pointing out that the former DOGE star would have eventually found something to beef with the administration.
Since leaving the Department of Government Efficiency, the billionaire has become increasingly vocal in his criticism of the legislation Trump hails as his “big, beautiful bill,” denouncing it as a “disgusting abomination.”
I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2025
This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination.
Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.
The Mega bill, which was approved by the House on May 26 by a vote of 215-214, would expand spending on border security and defense, prolong Trump's 2017 tax cuts, and establish new guidelines for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But it also slashes Medicaid and food stamps, ditches clean energy incentives, and blocks states from setting their own AI rules for ten years.
White House insider knew Elon Musk would ‘throw a fit’
Reflecting on the outburst, one of the sources claimed that “most knew he’d throw a fit sometime this year. It was exciting but not surprising.”
“I do think he didn’t leave on the best of terms,” a second White House source revealed before adding, “But I also think there’s a general awareness [that] this is just the way he operates.”
The second insider further added that Musk would understandably be upset about his exit as a special government employee, which coincided with the White House's efforts to pass a measure that the Congressional Budget Office predicted would add $2.4 trillion to the federal budget.
“His most legitimate point relates to DOGE and the fact that he exposed a bunch of waste and inefficiency with big government contractors like Accenture.”
“But right as he leaves, they get awarded massive new contracts, and it feels like ‘back to business as usual,’” the tipster said.
Elon Musk’s outburst stems from four specific complaints
Elon Musk’s blistering attacks against the mega bill mark an escalation of the biggest rift yet between the Tech mogul and Donald Trump, as a source claims that the outburst stems from four specific grievances with the administration.
These grievances include Trump withdrawing his nomination for Musk ally Jared Isaacman to lead NASA over the weekend, the House GOP rescinding Biden-era electric vehicle tax credits, the White House refusing to allow Musk to remain past his statutory 130-day special government employee tenure, and the Federal Aviation Administration not using Starlink satellites to assist in managing the country's air traffic control system.
"I don't think Elon fully understands how this works, and you aren't going to change the way the [government] operates," a third source close to the White House said, pointing out that Musk's problems were "personal" rather than philosophical.
“I think there’s a gap from it getting done and reality,” the source added. “If Trump did [what Musk had asked], the media would be saying he’s giving Elon favorable treatment. So it’s a tough situation.”
