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Fred Onyango

‘A bill can be big or it can be beautiful, I don’t know if it can be both’: Elon Musk and Trump fall out over new bill

President Trump’s inner circle is slowly chipping, and nowhere was it more apparent than when Elon Musk shared that he was “disappointed” after reading the details of the massive spending bill that has been coined the “big beautiful bill” by the president.

The bill seeks to make the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent. It has its highlights, including tax relief to families through an enhanced Child Tax Credit. There’s also the removal of taxation on tips and bonuses. But the more controversial elements of the bill include reforming Medicaid by adding work requirements. Additionally, it allocates more funds to ICE, despite the agency willfully ignoring some significant laws.

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