00:00Tech millionaire Elon Musk is urging US citizens to pressure lawmakers to vote down President
00:06Donald Trump's key tax and spending bill.
00:09He wants that the measure will increase the deficit and further accelerate national debt.
00:15Musk recently stepped down as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE,
00:20where he was tasked with federal cost-cutting efforts.
00:23He has criticized what Trump calls the Big Beautiful Bill for raising the debt ceiling
00:28without implementing sufficient spending cuts.
00:31Describing the plan as a disgusting abomination, he warned lawmakers they could face backlash
00:37in the 2026 midterm elections if they threw their support behind it.
00:42While Trump has not directly responded, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the President was not
00:47delighted over the Tesla founder's public campaign.
00:51The legislation had passed the House in May by a narrow margin, but now faces resistance in the Senate.
00:58including from members of the Republican Party.
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