Elon Musk renewed his calls Monday for a new political party as he lodged sharp criticism against President Trump\u2019s megabill as the Senate seeks to move toward a final vote on the reconciliation package.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the debt ceiling by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS that we live in a one-party country \u2014 the PORKY PIG PARTY!! Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people,\u201d Musk wrote on social platform X<\/a>, which he owns. <\/p>\n The tech billionaire, whose close relationship with Trump quickly devolved into a public clash<\/a> earlier this month month, has blasted Trump\u2019s \u201cbig, beautiful bill\u201d as \u201cutterly insane\u201d<\/a> and \u201cpolitical suicide\u201d<\/a> for the GOP. <\/p>\n Amid his tiff with Trump, Musk had previously launched a poll<\/a> asking X users whether the country needed a new faction for political nominees; he then floated the idea<\/a> of \u201cThe America Party\u201d to \u201crepresent the 80% in the middle.\u201d <\/p>\n Musk, before stepping away from<\/a> the White House last month, was the head of Trump\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spearheading massive cuts and sweeping changes to the federal government.<\/p>\n He\u2019s now arguing that Trump\u2019s ambitious tax and spending package undermines DOGE efforts<\/a> to rein in spending. <\/p>\n In a subsequent post Monday<\/a>, Musk called out House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas).<\/p>\n “How can you call yourself the Freedom Caucus if you vote for a DEBT SLAVERY bill with the biggest debt ceiling increase in history?” Musk wrote. <\/p>\n The Senate’s version of the bill would increase the deficit<\/a> by nearly $3.3 trillion between 2025 and 2034, roughly $1 trillion more than the House-passed version, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.<\/p>\n Senate Republicans were facing a marathon vote-a-rama<\/a> Monday, while the White House has continued to stress a Friday deadline<\/a> to get the legislation onto the president’s desk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Elon Musk renewed his calls Monday for a new political party as he lodged sharp criticism against President Trump\u2019s megabill as the Senate seeks to move toward a final vote<\/p>\n