Elon Musk says he's 'disappointed' with domestic policy bill in break with Trump

Elon Musk broke with President Donald Trump on the House-passed domestic policy bill, saying he was "disappointed" that the legislation would increase the federal deficit.

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk broke with President Donald Trump over the House-passed domestic policy bill, saying in an interview that he was "disappointed" that it would increase the federal deficit.

"I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing," Musk told CBS' "Sunday Morning" in an interview that will air in full this Sunday.

Musk's public break comes as the Republicans' bill heads to the Senate, where several senators have also criticized the legislation for increasing the deficit. The legislative package encompasses many of Trump's priorities, and Trump has urged Congress to send the bill to his desk for a signature "as soon as possible."

The tech mogul's remarks in the interview also come as he has suggested he would be backing away from his administration role to return his attention to the private sector. Musk said on X last week that he had to be "super focused" on his companies and was "back to spending 24/7 at work and sleeping in conference/server/factory rooms."

NBC News has previously reported that special government employees, a class of temporary worker that included Musk, can typically work up until 130 days in a calendar year, though the days can be split up. The White House first publicly acknowledged Musk’s role on February 3rd, so Musk was likely nearing the end of that tenure.