Business interests & more: Why Musk is targeting Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill

Business interests & more: Why Musk is targeting Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill

All is not well between billionaire Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump. The Tesla CEO has blasted the ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ as a ‘disgusting abomination’, days after his muted criticism of the legislation. Is this a signal of a growing rift between him and the president?

US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 30, 2025. Reuters