Elon Musk criticizes Trump: « I was disappointed »

American multimillionaire Elon Musk, who recently withdrew from his mission to reduce the budgetary expenses, criticized the ‘great and beautiful budget law proposed by his ally Donald Trump, denouncing the increase of the public deficit it will generate.

« I was disappointed to see this draft law of massive expenses-honestly-which increases the budget deficit, » said the richest man on the planet in an interview for the CBS News channel, a fragment that was broadcast on Tuesday evening.

‘The great and beautiful law’, as it was called by Donald Trump, is being examined in Congress and aims to implement some of the most important campaign promises, such as the extension of its giant ‘Trump tax credits’, adopted during its first term and expiring at the end of the year.

According to the analysis of a non -partisan parliamentary agency, the text as it is presented will now generate an increase in the federal deficit by $ 3,800 billion during the following decade.

‘I think a law can be great or be beautiful. But I do not know if she can be both, « Elon Musk said in his interview for CNS News that will be completely broadcast on Sunday.

In another interview for Washington Post published on Tuesday, the owner of Tesla and Spacex also returned to his passing on Washington and his mission to the Doge Commission, charged with Trump to reduce the state’s expenses.

« Federal bureaucracy is much worse than I thought, » he said. « I knew there were problems, but this is really a combatant to try to improve things in Washington, » Musk added.

The businessman of South African origin was very present during the first weeks of Trump’s second presidency, before announcing at the end of April that he withdraws to deal more with his companies, especially Tesla.

He acknowledged at the beginning of May that Doge did not complete his initial objectives, despite the become of thousands of officials and dissolving or minimizing several public agencies.

In the interview for Washington Post, Elon Musk said he would continue his activity with Doge, but that he will focus on improving the computer systems of the federal state than on the reduction of staff.