Elon Musk expressed disappointment regarding President Trump’s support for the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” during an interview with CBS on Tuesday, as shown in an interview excerpt released. He stated that the Act contradicts the goals of his leadership in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In response, President Trump on Wednesday said, “Well, we’ve heard a lot of feedback on that.”
The full interview with Musk by CBS is set to air on Sunday.
Last week, the massive bill was narrowly passed in the House of Representatives, encompassing a significant portion of President Trump’s domestic agenda, including tax cuts, immigration, healthcare, and more.
During his interview, Musk expressed, “I am disappointed by this large-scale spending bill. Frankly, it not only fails to reduce the deficit but increases it, undermining the work of the DOGE team.” He added, “I believe a bill can be big, and it can be beautiful, but personally, I don’t think it can be both.”
President Trump responded on Wednesday, expressing his own dissatisfaction with certain aspects of the bill, stating, “I’m not entirely pleased with some parts, but I am reassured by others. We will continue negotiations on the bill.”
He emphasized, “This is the way things are going, it’s a very massive bill, big and beautiful, beautiful because of all we’ve accomplished.”
He further added, “As you know, the Senate is negotiating with us, they have to do that, then they will go back to the House, you know, there’s still a long way to go.”
Currently, the bill has been sent to the Senate, where it is expected to undergo adjustments to the content before a version is presented. Following this, a conference committee will be convened by both chambers to establish a unified version. Only after both the House and Senate pass this unified version can it be formally submitted to President Trump for signing into law.
House Speaker Mike Johnson stated following the bill’s passage in the House, “We aim to have it on the President’s desk before July 4th, American Independence Day.”
(This article draws from reports by POLITICO and The Congressional Hill)