埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)周三继续攻击唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统的签名法案,他在X上发布了一系列抨击该法案的帖子,其中一篇帖子称,没有人“应该能够忍受它”,而另一篇帖子指示他的2亿多粉丝打电话给国会议员“扼杀该法案”。
马斯克直到最近才在很大程度上减少了关于政治的帖子,仅在周三就已经在X上发布或帮助放大了批评该法案的帖子超过25次。
“庞大的支出账单正在让美国破产!够了,”马斯克写道在一个帖子里。
在另一个马斯克写道:“打电话给你的参议员,打电话给你的众议员,让美国破产是不行的!扼杀法案。”
当ABC新闻的玛丽·布鲁斯(Mary Bruce)问及他是否担心参议员会听马斯克的话时,参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩(John Thune,R-S.D .)表示,参议院共和党人“了解CBO在华盛顿的整体得分模式。”
“最终,我们的大多数成员希望通过一项他们认为将会刺激经济的法案,”他说。“(该法案)将为经济创造增长,创造收入更高的工作岗位,从而增加政府收入。”
议长迈克·约翰逊周三早上告诉记者,马斯克对支出法案及其对赤字的影响的批评是“完全错误的”——他补充说,他周二晚上试图给这位科技亿万富翁打电话,但马斯克没有回答。
在X上约翰逊发表评论的视频帖子中,马斯克回应道:“我们需要一个不会增加赤字的新法案。”
麝香然后回答道在另一个视频中,约翰逊写道:“没有一个真正读过该法案的人会受不了。”
约翰逊回应了马斯克对新法案的要求,称“我们没有时间来制定一个全新的法案。”
“我希望埃隆和我所有的朋友认识到我们在这里取得的成就的复杂性,这一非凡的立法,创纪录的储蓄数量,为美国人民创纪录的减税,以及所有其他好处,”约翰逊周三在他的办公室外与记者交谈时说道。
最近的帖子是在马斯克在X上抨击拨款法案以推进特朗普的立法议程的一天后发布的。称之为“令人厌恶的东西”
消息人士告诉ABC新闻,马斯克对特朗普政府的不满超出了总统签名法案的支出水平。
与总统和马斯克交谈过的多名人士描述了政府最近一系列举措上日益扩大的分歧。
多位与这位亿万富翁交谈过的人士表示,马斯克私下里对削减电动汽车税收抵免的部分支出法案表示失望。
11月大选后,马斯克呼吁结束税收抵免,但最近,他的公司特斯拉(Tesla)公开反对取消该条款。
“突然终止能源税收抵免将威胁美国的能源独立和我们电网的可靠性,”该公司在社交媒体上发布。
消息人士告诉ABC新闻,马斯克也对特朗普政府与其竞争对手OpenAI达成人工智能协议越来越失望。
消息人士称,在幕后,马斯克对一项不包括他的人工智能初创公司的交易提出了反对意见,但最终还是向前推进了。
紧张局势的另一个来源是:马斯克的盟友贾里德·伊萨克曼(Jared Isaacman)在周末被提名为美国国家航空航天局行政长官,据消息人士称,马斯克对这一举动深感失望。
在贸易政策上也存在严重分歧。今年4月,马斯克在一系列批评中称贸易顾问彼得·纳瓦罗为“白痴”和“比一袋砖头还蠢”x上的帖子。
白宫拒绝置评。马斯克的代表没有回应置评请求。
其中一些细节是由Axios首次报道的。
'KILL the BILL': Elon Musk continues to blast Trump's bill in barrage of social media posts
Elon Musk is continuing his attacks on President Donald Trump's signature bill on Wednesday with a barrage of posts on X slamming the megabill, saying in one that no one "should be able to stomach it," while another instructed his more than 200 million followers to call members of Congress to "KILL the BILL."
Musk, who until recently had largely scaled back posting about politics, on Wednesday alone has already posted or helped amplify posts on X criticizing the bill more than 25 times.
"Mammoth spending bills are bankrupting America! ENOUGH,"Musk wrotein one post.
In another, Musk was more forceful, writing, "Call your Senator, Call your Congressman, Bankrupting America is NOT ok! KILL the BILL."
When asked by ABC News' Mary Bruce if he is worried senators will listen to Musk, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Senate Republicans "understand kind of the whole, you know, CBO scoring model game here in Washington."
"At the end of the day, most of our members want to pass a bill that they believe is going to be stimulative," he said. "[The bill is] going to create growth for the economy, create better-paying jobs and therefore generate more government revenue."
Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Wednesday morning that Musk was "flat wrong" about his criticisms on the spending bill and its effect on the deficit -- adding that he tried to call the tech billionaire Tuesday night, but Musk didn't answer.
In a video post on X of Johnson making the comment,Musk responded: "We need a new bill that doesn't grow the deficit."
Muskthen repliedto another video of Johnson, writing: "No one who actually reads the bill should be able to stomach it"
Johnson responded to Musk's demand for a new bill, saying "we don't have time for a brand-new bill."
"And I want Elon and all my friends to recognize the complexity of what we've accomplished here, this extraordinary piece of legislation, record number of savings, the record tax cuts for the American people, and all the other benefits in it," Johnson said during a gaggle with reporters outside his office Wednesday.
The most recent posts come one day after Musk took to X to lambaste the funding bill to advance Trump's legislative agenda,calling it a "disgusting abomination."
Musk's grievances with the Trump administration extend beyond the level of spending in the president's signature bill, sources tell ABC News.
Multiple people who have spoken to the president and Musk described a widening rift on a range of recent moves by the administration.
Musk has privately expressed frustration about a portion of the spending bill that would cut the electric vehicle tax credit, multiple people who have spoken with the billionaire said.
After the November election, Musk called for ending the tax credit, but more recently, his company, Tesla, has become a vocal opponent of removing the provision.
"Abruptly ending the energy tax credits would threaten America's energy independence and the reliability of our grid," the company posted on social media.
Musk had also grown increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration striking artificial intelligence deals with his competitor OpenAI, sources tell ABC News.
Behind the scenes, Musk raised objections about a deal that did not include his AI start-up company, but it ultimately moved forward, sources said.
Another source of tension: the withdrawal of Musk ally Jared Isaacman's nomination as NASA administrator over the weekend, according to sources who stated that Musk was deeply disappointed by the move.
There have also been deep disagreements on trade policy. In April, Musk called trade advisor Peter Navarro a "moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks" in a series ofposts on X.
The White House declined to comment. A representative for Musk did not respond to a request for comment.
Some of these details were first reported by Axios.