Elon Musk said he is “disappointed” by the House passage of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” because it undermines the work he has done as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.

“I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” Musk told CBS Sunday Morning. 

While the bill aims to cut $1.5 trillion in government spending, it also increases the debt limit by $4 trillion. The U.S. government is more than $36 trillion in debt.

The bill would extend the 2017 tax cuts, introduce new tax cuts such as Trump’s signature “no tax on tips” policy, and add work requirements to Medicaid, among other provisions.

“I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful,” said Musk, who recently stepped down as the head of DOGE. 

“I don’t know if it could be both,” he added. “My personal opinion.”

The bill passed 215 to 214 in the House, largely along party lines after Speaker Mike Johnson was able to overcome opposition from members of his caucus who argued the bill should include further spending cuts to offset tax cuts that will add to the country’s deficit.

The bill passed after a 21-hour debate session in which Johnson agreed to introduce Medicaid work requirements in 2026, two years earlier than originally proposed, and to increase the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000.

Now, the bill heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future. The Senate will take up the bill under budget reconciliation, which will allow Republicans to pass the bill using a simple-majority threshold.

Republicans are hoping to send the bill to Trump’s desk by the Fourth of July.