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Musk vows to unseat lawmakers who back Trump's spending bill in their primaries
What he said or did
Musk wrote that members of Congress who campaigned on cutting spending and then voted for the bill would lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.
Background
The Senate was debating the tax and spending bill Musk had called a disgusting abomination
(ABC News).
Official response
Asked about deporting Musk, Trump said I don't know, we'll have to take a look
and We might have to put Doge on Elon
(The National).
What happened next
Musk replied So tempting to escalate this. So, so tempting. But I will refrain for now
(The National).
Sources
- ABC News (ABC7)30 Jun 2025
- The National1 Jul 2025
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