"Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong," the Tesla CEO wrote, citing projections that the legislation would add more than $2 trillion to the national debt.

WASHINGTON—Former White House cost-cutting czar Elon Musk called President Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and spending package a “disgusting abomination,” stepping up his criticism just as the Senate is trying to quickly pass the measure and get it signed into law by July 4.

Former White House adviser Elon Musk on Tuesday issued a blistering criticism of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending package, calling it a “disgusting abomination” as the Senate seeks to quickly pass the measure and send it to Trump’s desk before July 4.