内容摘要：She credited state-level efforts, rather than federal action, with putting pressure on companies such as Mars to change their recipes.

She credited state-level efforts, rather than federal action, with putting pressure on companies such as Mars to change their recipes.

When asked, Trump did not directly comment on Musk's remarks.Long a policy priority of Trump's, the legislation pledges to extend soon-to-expire tax cuts passed during his first administration in 2017, as well as provide an influx of money for defence spending and to fund the president's mass deportations.

The bill also proposes increasing to $4tn the debt ceiling - meaning the limit on the amount of money the government can borrow to pay its bills.Musk's comments on the issue imply a growing distance from Trump, who he helped to propel back to the White House last year with donations of more than $250m.They come after the billionaire recently pledged to step back from Doge. Musk had stated that he wanted to help the government cut $1tn in spending by cancelling contracts and reducing the government workforce.

As of April, Doge's website claims around $175bn has already been saved, butMusk also said last week that he planned to do "a lot less" political spending in the future, and that he was committed to leading electric car company Tesla for another five years.

Tesla faced protests, boycotts and a drop in sales over Musk's work as the Doge chief, including his controversial efforts to lay off thousands of federal workers and curb foreign aid.

Musk defended his actions in his comments last week, saying: "I did what needed to be done." He and Trump previously justified the cuts as a matter of weeding out what they saw as fraud and abuse within federal spending.The ban was repealed after a campaign led by a group of veterans called the Rank Outsiders.

In 2023, Rishi Sunak, who was prime minister at the time,of LGBT veterans who were sacked or forced out of the military for being gay.

Ms McCourt said she grew up with an interest in aeroplanes along with "the conflict felt as a queer kid growing up in Bomber County".She added: "I remember entering an armed forces recruitment office in my teenage years. It was a terrifying experience for fear of being 'found out'.