Can Elon Musk kill the bill?

Days after his exit from his role in the Trump administration as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk is once again throwing his weight around, this time to oppose the president’s embattled “big, beautiful bill.” On X, Musk excoriated the spending bill, calling it “the debt slavery bill” that “contains the largest increase in the debt ceiling in U.S. History.”

“Call your Senator. … Call your Congressman. … Bankrupting America is NOT ok! KILL the BILL,” Musk posted on Wednesday. The next day, he took to X to lob more incendiary accusations at President Donald Trump after the president repeatedly attacked Musk and his businesses on Truth Social.