Musk said his departure was "scheduled." It comes a day after he criticized the centerpiece of Trump’s legislative agenda, saying he was “disappointed” by what the president calls his “big beautiful bill.

Elon Musk is criticizing the centerpiece of President Trump’s legislative agenda, a significant fracture in a partnership that was forged during last year's campaign and was poised to reshape American politics and the federal government.

The billionaire presidential adviser said he was “disappointed” in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” because of how it would raise the national debt.

As the 2026 midterms loom, voters are restless and eager to penalize those in power. Every election starting with 2006, with the exception of 2012, has been a change election.

The so-called “big beautiful bill” has one component that the NFL’s owners will regard as downright hideous. Via the New York Times, the domestic spending bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week includes a provision removing the ability of sports-league owners to write off the entire value of “intangible assets” over 15 years.

Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly's death was blamed by some for the narrow failure of the "Big, Beautiful Bill" while Republicans indicated they had the votes either way.