Elon Musk's step away from politics didn't last too long

Lloyd Lee

Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 5:53 PM 4 min read

• Elon Musk recently pledged that he would spend more time at Tesla as he steps back from politics.

• It appears as if the Tesla CEO can't stay away.

• Musk has been posting away on his platform, railing against Trump's spending bill.

When Elon Musk said he'd step back from the White House DOGE office and spend more time on his companies, namely Tesla, investors and fans collectively rejoiced at the thought of getting their chief executive back.

Tesla bull Dan Ives said the move was "music to the ears of Tesla shareholders," while some of the company's biggest fans on X, like Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, said Musk was activating "wartime" mode.

However, with Musk's latest crusade against President Donald Trump's spending bill, the CEO is still getting political.

On Tuesday afternoon, a mere five days after fanfare in the Oval Office to mark his departure from government, Musk posted on X that he "can't stand it anymore."

"This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination," he wrote on X.

Since then, Musk has been posting, re-posting, and replying on his social media platform throughout Tuesday and Wednesday against the "Big Beautiful Bill," which, according to the Congressional Budget Office, would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade, and — perhaps further motivating his ire — contains cuts to EV tax credits.

Musk was posting early in the morning, Eastern Time, airing his frustrations against the bill (though it's unclear what timezone Musk was posting from): "This immense level of overspending will drive America into debt slavery!"

On Wednesday afternoon, Musk urged his more than 220.2 million X followers to call their senators and congressmen and demand that they "KILL the BILL."

Several senators, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who were at the White House Wednesday to discuss the bill, were asked by reporters about Musk's objections. "We're a long ways down the track…," Thune said, according to pool reporters. "We are moving forward."

Musk and spokespeople for Tesla and Speaker Mike Johnson's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

It was just less than two weeks ago when Musk said on X that he'd be winding down his work with the White House DOGE office. The announcement was followed by a media blitz that week, during which he admitted that he probably spent too much time on politics.