The timing was no coincidence. On July 3, Congress passed President Donald Trump’s signature legislation, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping package that includes massive spending cuts, the end of clean energy subsidies, and controversial changes to social safety net programs. Trump is expected to sign the bill on July 4.

The billionaire Tesla founder has clashed with President Donald Trump over the bill’s increase to the US deficit.

As the U.S. Senate debated President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" on June 30, one-time government employee Elon Musk lashed out, promising to go after any member of Congress who voted to pass the spending package.