Musk raises the alarm: Trump's shame endangers US budget!

Musk raises the alarm: Trump's shame endangers US budget!

Vereinigte Staaten - Elon Musk officially announced his retirement from the advisory committee of Government Efficiency (Doge) after sharply criticizing the new budget of the US government. President Donald Trump had described the draft as "Big Beautiful Bill", but Musk described him as "disgusting hideousness" and also commented negatively about the MPs who agreed to the plan. Trump plans to continue tax cuts from 2017, which brings costs of around $ 4 trillion, while food stamps are to be deleted for around 42 million people with low income, such as op-online.de reported.

The budget also provides for savings on health insurance programs for the arms and the disabled as well as the abolition of tax breaks for climate protection programs and state student development. At the same time, the military budget is to be increased by $ 150 billion, and the debt limit of the US budget is increased by $ 4 trillion. Musk warned that this plan would increase the budget deficit to 2.5 trillion dollars and that citizens could burden the citizens with debts. Trump's spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed that the president knows the attitude of Musk and captures the law.

reactions and resistance

The reactions to Musks and the budget are diverse. Mike Johnson, the group leader of the Republicans in the US House of Representatives, criticized Musk for his public comments. Previously, Musk had served Trump's supporter and headed the Doge organization, which aimed to increase government efficiency. Musk himself said that the increase in government spending was the work of Doge undergrow. This leads to tensions between Musk and the Trump camp, especially since other prominent voices such as Steve Bannon question the budget.

The US representative house passed the budget design with 215 to 214 votes, with everyone against the plan. A third of the Republicans abstained and a member of the member missed the vote. The plan, which includes over 1,000 pages, is now available in the US Senate, where some senators, including Josh Hawley and Rand Paul, express concerns, although they do not want to criticize Trump directly. The vote in the Senate is planned for the beginning of July.

household context

The United States' budget is created annually and defines the estimated income and expenditure of the Federal Government for a financial year that begins on October 1st. Originally, the creation of the budget in 1974 was determined with the congressional budget and impoundment control act. The President is obliged to send the Congress a budget proposal to the first Monday in February that contains a detailed list of planned income and expenditure, as wikipedia describes.

The discussion and farewell to the budget is traditionally shaped by the budget committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, where different political priorities become clear. The current budget includes expenses of $ 6,135 billion for the financial year 2023, of which $ 1,607 billion is $ on discretion.