While the resistance to the “big, beautiful bill” leveled by Elon Musk is getting all the attention, President Donald Trump has far larger worries when it comes to getting support in Congress for the bill.
Now, a longtime Trump loyalist, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has announced that there is an aspect of the bill that she will not support.
The recent fallout between Trump and Musk began due to the latter's criticism of the massive spending bill that the president wants to see Congress approve.
Musk stated, “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination."
He went on, “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”
That comment stated a back-and-forth between Trump that made it clear they are no longer on good terms, including Trump threatening to pull Musk’s government contracts.
After Musk made his comments, some Republican senators expressed concerns about their ability to pass the bill as-is.
For example, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) stated, "The legislation, as passed by the House, can be approved here in the Senate, can be strengthened in the Senate, in a number of ways. We intend to do that, but when it's all said and done, we'll send it back to the House and hope that they can pass it and put it on the president's desk."
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has also been critical of the bill, stated, "Well, he has some of the same skepticism I have, you know, towards the big, beautiful bill.”
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) added, "The resulting inflation harms Americans and weaponizes government. The Senate can make this bill better. It must now do so."
Rep. Greene, arguably Trump’s biggest supporter in the House, is now expressing her concerns about the bill, and it does not sound good for Trump when you consider the narrow margin the GOP has in the House.
She stated, “When it comes to AI and regulation, when we get to vote on this bill again, I will be voting no because of this clause."
Greene went on, “Now, while this bill was going through committees and being discussed in the House of Representatives, no one on either side of the aisle that I know of, Republican or Democrat, brought up this particular clause on one single page in an over 1,000-page bill.”
I have already stated that I would not support the legislation as it is for various reasons, most notably the contribution to the national debt as well as the no tax on tips aspect of the bill, which I think is completely unfair to American workers on salary. As conservatives, we have to do better than what the House put forth, or Dems will crush us in 2026 and 2028.
