Mitch McCann: US Correspondent on Musk’s anti-bill comments

Fighting in Trump’s cabinet after Elon Musk lashed out at Trump’s “Big, beautiful bill”.  

US Correspondent Mitchell McCann told Ryan Bridge that Elon Musk’s comments earlier in the week have gone unaddressed by the President so far.  

Musk took to X and called the President’s new bill a “disgusting abomination.” Later adding that the bill would increase the budget deficit to $2.5trillion.  

President Trump wanted the bill on his desk by the 4th of July, but the opposition from one of his closest allies could drastically slow down the process. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
And right now much McCann stateside for us much. Good morning, Ryan,
good morning, how are you? Yeah? I very well, thank you.
How was the call between Trump and Potin Well?

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Donald Trump had sent said it went well. This happened
this morning, a couple of hours ago. It lasted more
than one hour and fifteen minutes, according to Donald Trump.
And Trump actually revealed that Russia is planning to retaliate
against Ukraine after that attack in recent days in which
Ukraine's his forty one Russian aircraft were had, including strategic bombers.
That was of course quite an embarrassment for Russia because

(00:31):
it was well into Russian territory. Trump says he is
going to retaliate. He described it as a good conversation,
but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace,
is what Trump had to say.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
Okay, so we won't hold o breath. Then what about
Trump and Musk? Because when Musk has come out and
bagged his bill, has Trump responded to Musk?

Speaker 2 (00:50):
He hasn't, and Donald Trump hasn't actually done a press
conference this week, which is quite unusual. But we might
hear from him later today. Musk said this big, beautiful
bill that we've talked about, Ryan, is massive, outrageous pork
field congressional spending and it's a disgusting abomination. And to
make matters worse for Donald Trump, this non partisan Congressional

(01:10):
Budget Office has come up with a figure on how
much this is going to cost the United States over
ten years. It says it will add two point four
trillion dollars to the US national debt. Now, Donald Trump
wants to sign this or have it on his desk
by the fourth of July, but it really is coming
up against a number of roadblocks.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
Now, all right, Mitch, thanks for your time this morning.
Great to have you on. As always, much macan in
the US for US.

Speaker 2 (01:32):
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