Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) mentioned Wednesday that President Trump is “not delighted” with Elon Musk’s shift to oppose the megabill of the president’s tax minimize and spending priorities, saying that the billionaire tech mogul had reversed positions by trashing the laws.
“He’s not delighted that Elon did a 180 on that,” Johnson mentioned Wednesday.
Trump himself has not personally weighed in on Musk calling the One Large Lovely Invoice Act — which is supposed to be a defining legislative achievement for the president — a “disgusting abomination” in submit Tuesday on social platform X.
Johnson mentioned he talked to Musk for half an hour Monday, arguing that the invoice is “just the beginning of a long process of making government more efficient and effective, of cutting wasteful spending, fraud and abuse.”
“Elon was encouraged by that conversation,” Johnson mentioned. “We left on a great note. We were texting one another, you know, happy texts, you know, Monday”
“And then yesterday, you know, 24 hours later, he does a 180 and he comes out as opposed to the bill. And it surprised me, frankly,” Johnson mentioned.
Musk railed in opposition to the “one big, beautiful bill” within the submit Tuesday, calling it “outrageous” and “pork-filled” as a result of its results on federal deficits.
The nonpartisan Congressional Price range Workplace mentioned Wednesday the invoice would add $2.4 trillion in deficits over a decade, although high Republicans reject that math by arguing it doesn’t adequately consider financial progress that can be spurred by the tax cuts.
The invoice, partly, extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and boosts funding for border and protection priorities, whereas making cuts to spending on social security web applications corresponding to Medicaid and meals support.
“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it,” Musk added.
White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt informed reporters Tuesday that Trump knew the place Musk stood and that “It doesn’t change the president’s opinion” concerning the invoice.
Johnson mentioned he known as Musk Tuesday evening, however the billionaire didn’t reply.
