Elon Musk and Trump administration officials delivered blistering criticism of the European Union after its executive branch issued a $140 million fine against his social media platform, X.

“The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people,” Musk wrote on X on Saturday, before adding, “AbolishTheEU.”

The European Commission said Friday it was fining X for “non-compliance with transparency obligations” under the Digital Services Act (DSA), adding that it was specifically “holding X accountable” for what the EU deems “deceptive” design of X’s “blue checkmark,” a “lack of transparency of its advertising repository,” and “failure to provide access to public data for researchers.” The commission posted the $140 million fine announcement on X.

On Friday, in response to an X post from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, calling the fine an “abomination” and saying that President Donald Trump should impose sanctions “until this travesty is reversed,” Musk replied,“The ‘EU’ imposed this crazy fine not just on X, but also on me personally, which is even more insane!”

“Therefore, it would seem appropriate to apply our response not just to the EU, but also to the individuals who took this action against me,” Musk wrote, calling the fine in another post “bulls—.” He also said, “I love Europe, but not the bureaucratic monster that is the EU.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X that the fine “isn’t just an attack on X, it’s an attack on all American tech platforms and the American people by foreign governments.”

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