Tech billionaire Elon Musk posted a series of social media posts on Monday criticizing US President Donald Trump’s tax and fiscal laws and threatening politicians who vote for him that his re-election challenge will be funded by the world’s richest man.
“Any member of Congress who campaigned to cut government spending and then immediately voted for the largest debt increase in history should bow in shame!,” wrote Musk on his social network X.
“And he will lose the primaries next year even if it is the last thing I do on this Earth,” he said.
In another post, Musk attacked what he called the “Democratic-Republican uniparty,” saying that if “this crazy spending bill passes, the American Party will be formed the next day.”
“It’s time for a new political party that really cares about the people,” he wrote in another post, calling the United States “a one-party country – PORKY PIG PARTY!!”.
The dispute between Musk and Trump, which has escalated into an open war of words, has been sparked by the tax and spending bill. The US president intends to use the bill to fulfill key campaign promises, while Musk is calling for significantly deeper spending cuts.
