Speaker Mike Johnson is working to maintain the give attention to the “One Large Lovely Invoice Act” on Friday as all eyes stay on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk amid their bitter public feud.
Johnson is pushing the Home-passed invoice that advances Trump’s legislative agenda, which is being negotiated within the Senate. Musk has publicly criticized the invoice, calling it a “disgusting abomination” and inspiring members of Congress to “kill the invoice.”
Musk’s criticism reached a boiling level on Thursday — ending with an explosive spat between the president and the tech billionaire. On Friday morning, Trump advised ABC Information that Musk had “lost his mind.”
Johnson was as soon as one in every of Musk’s strongest boosters on Capitol Hill. Johnson met with Musk repeatedly and would even speak him by laws by telephone. Musk even addressed a gathering of Home Republicans in March.
Requested by ABC Information if it was a mistake to belief Musk, Johnson dismissed the query and turned the main target again to the invoice.
Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson speaks at a press convention following a Home Republican caucus assembly on the U.S. Capitol, June 4, 2025 in Washington.
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“I am not going to interact on this back-and-forth stuff. I do not suppose the American folks care a lot about Twitter wars. I feel they care about us carrying out our legislative agenda, and the ‘One Large, Lovely Invoice’ does that.”
Johnson reiterated Friday that he has a job to do — and it is to not get entangled within the Musk-Trump squabble. Nonetheless, Johnson engaged in the online battle Thursday, responding to a Musk submit criticizing the speaker.
A number of different Home Republicans are weighing in on the dispute and whether or not Musk’s affect and powerful opinions concerning the megabill may affect its passage.
“I feel Elon most likely did change the trajectory of this invoice two or three days in the past when he got here out in opposition to it as a result of folks belief the man who can land rockets backwards greater than they do the politicians,” Republican Rep. Thomas Massie stated. Massie was one in every of two Home Republicans who opposed the invoice when the Home voted on it last month.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press convention within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, Might 30, 2025.
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GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sided with each Trump and Musk on completely different elements of the invoice — favoring Musk on the worth tag. She stated in the end she thinks the main target ought to be on passing Trump’s agenda.
“I do not suppose lashing out on the Web is the way in which to deal with any type of disagreement, particularly when you’ve gotten one another’s cell telephones,” Greene advised reporters Friday. “I hope this will get labored out, however I’ll inform you proper now that individuals are going to be targeted on ensuring that we get the agenda that we voted for.”
Republican Rep Troy Nehls, a staunch Trump ally, referred to as for an finish to the spat between the president and Musk, saying “sufficient is sufficient.”
Regardless of Musk publicly clashing with the top of their get together — even seeming to recommend the House should impeach the president — some Republicans did not exit of their method to dangerous mouth the billionaire.
“Elon Musk can use his funds as he sees match,” Republican Rep. Ralph Norman stated when requested if he is nervous Musk would major Republicans. “Once more, he is a patriot and if he disagrees, I respect the honesty, actually.”
Republican Rep. Warren Davidson referred to as for unity.
“I simply hope that folks that I care so much about get alongside, that they mend, that they patch up their relationship,” he stated. “It is disappointing to see them arguing in public that manner.”
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries capitalized on the conflict, calling it a “welcome growth.”
“To the extent that the developments of this week will make it extra seemingly that we will kill the GOP tax rip-off, that is a welcome growth,” he stated.
