The world's richest man says he just can't stand it anymore.

The lead starts right now.

Elon Musk blasting President Trump's big beautiful bill as a, quote, disgusting abomination.

The White House is responding and the president himself is singling out a different Republican, a senator who's bucking his giant legislation.

And that anti-Semitic terrorist attack in Boulder, the suspect's family was taken into custody by immigration officials.

The questions for the wife and five children as authorities investigate how much planning went into Sunday's terrorist attack.

Plus, one of the New Orleans inmates on the run is recording a video pleading his case,

begging Trump and Little Wayne and Meek Mill for help.

Did the video put authorities back on his trail?

Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper, live from Los Angeles and our politics lead.

Today, President Trump is working behind the scenes to carry his big, beautiful bill

across the Senate finish line as some members of his own party are standing in the way.

The two key sticking points appear to be, one, the bill's subtractions

from Medicaid, and two, the bill's additions to the deficit. Trump began the week by holding a meeting

with Majority Leader Senator John Thune and lobbying other Republican holdouts, and in one case,

when his senator didn't budge, that's Rand Paul of Kentucky.

The president called him out on truth social, writing this morning, quote, Rand votes no on everything,

but never has any practical or constructive ideas. His ideas are actually crazy. Losers, the people of Kentucky,

can't stand him. This is a big growth bill. Senator Rand Paul responded

by saying, hey, that's not the way I would try to win somebody over. Remember, Trump cannot afford

to lose more than three Republican Senate votes on this bill. But there's another majorly

influential conservative figure today who is completely torching Trump's legislation.

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