Elon Musk has demanded the abolition of the European Union after the bloc fined his social media company, X, €120 million ($140 million) over a “deceptive” blue checkmark system and insufficient transparency in its advertising repository.

The European Commission issued the fine on Friday following a two-year probe under the Digital Services Act, enacted in 2022 to regulate online platforms.

In response to the ruling on X, Musk dismissed it, tweeting simply, “Bulls—.”

On Saturday, Musk escalated his criticism of the EU, posting on X, “The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people.”

His remarks follow growing pushback from senior United States officials.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the fine as “attack on all American tech platforms and the American people by foreign governments,” in a post on X on Friday.

“Today’s excessive €120M fine is the result of EU regulatory overreach targeting American innovation,” said Andrew Puzder, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, on X on Saturday.

“The Trump Administration has been clear: we oppose censorship and will challenge burdensome regulations that target US companies abroad. We expect the EU to engage in fair, open, & reciprocal trade — & nothing less.”

Last week, the Commission stated that X’s violations included “the deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark,’ the lack of transparency in its advertising repository, and the failure to provide researchers with access to public data.”

“With the DSA’s first non-compliance decision, we are holding X responsible for undermining users’ rights and evading accountability,” said Henna Virkkunen, executive vice president for tech sovereignty, security and democracy, at the time.

X now has 60 days to notify the Commission of its plans to address the issues with the “deceptive” blue checkmarks. The company has 90 days to submit a plan to fix problems related to its advertising repository and researchers’ access to public data.