US EditionSpeaker Johnson calls Musk criticism of Trump agenda bill ‘terribly wrong’
- House Speaker Mike Johnson defended President Trump's budget bill in early 2025 during a lengthy phone call with Elon Musk about the legislation's merits.
- The bill faced opposition from Musk, who called it a 'disgusting abomination' and warned it would raise the budget deficit to $2.5 trillion, drawing Republican infighting.
- Johnson praised Musk's past government fraud efforts and described their more than 20-minute Monday conversation as friendly but called Musk's criticism 'terribly wrong'.
- Johnson asserted the bill delivers massive tax cuts and a $1.6 trillion spending reduction, calling it 'one big, beautiful bill' that fulfills campaign promises.
- The dispute revealed divisions among Republicans and intensified debate over the bill's fiscal impact, highlighting broader challenges in legislative consensus.
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'We don't have time': Mike Johnson begs Elon Musk to stop attacking budget bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday it is not possible to start over with a new version of President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill."Johnson reportedly said he still hasn't been able to reach tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has publicly come out against the GOP's crucial bill."We don't have time for a brand new bill, and I want Elon and all my friends to recognize the complexity of what we've accomplished here," he said, per N…
Musk’s criticism of Trump’s spending bill ‘flat wrong’ says House Speaker
Much has been made of the cooling of the bromance between President Trump and Elon Musk. Things have reached a new low with Mr Musk voicing more objections to the president’s upcoming tax cutting ‘big beautiful bill’ – accusing him of driving the US into ‘debt slavery’. Today the House Speaker Mike Johnson piled in saying Mr Musk’s criticisms of the bill are ‘flat wrong.’
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