After Elon Musk pledged to support primary challengers to Republican lawmakers who voted in favor of President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation package, a key Trump ally launched a new super PAC Tuesday to combat the billionaire’s opposition to Trump’s agenda.
“There’s real frustration in our movement with Elon and his antics,” said James Fishback, former advisor to the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, speaking with Politico. “I’m a big believer in what he’s doing in the private sector, but when it comes to politics, he’s dead wrong on this.”
Musk, who used to lead DOGE before stepping down in May, has seen his relationship with Trump sour over the past month due to disagreements over the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," the sweeping budget reconciliation package that extends corporate tax cuts and cuts social safety net programs. Musk has pushed back against the bill’s impact on the federal deficit, with the package projected to add nearly $3 trillion to the national debt over 10 years.
“Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!” Musk said Monday in a post on X. “And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this earth.”
Trump has pushed back on Musk’s claims, however, as has Fishback, who on Tuesday announced the launch of FSD PAC, which stands for the Full Support for Donald Political Action Committee. He told Politico he is putting $1 million of his own money into the PAC, and that the PAC would contribute to races where Musk financially supports a Republican primary opponent to an incumbent, Trump-loyal lawmaker.
Trump himself did not take the news of Musk’s threats well, telling reporters Tuesday that he might “have to take a look” at deporting Musk, who is a South African citizen.
“Elon may get more (subsidies) than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa,” Trump said Monday in a post on Truth Social.
