Mike Johnson says he hopes Trump, Musk 'reconcile' amid ongoing feud
Speaker Mike Johnson R-La explained he hopes President Donald Trump and Elon Musk reconcile after a furious inhabitants feud over Republicans' one big beautiful bill I was with the president in the Oval Office the last day afternoon as particular of this was unfolding and I can tell you as he disclosed in his own words he was just he was disappointed and I was surprised by Elon's sudden opposition Johnson notified reporters on Friday I believe in redemption That's part of my worldview and I think it's good for the party and the country if all that's worked out Then without addressing Musk directly Johnson appeared to chide him for attacking Trump MEET THE TRUMP-PICKED LAWMAKERS GIVING SPEAKER JOHNSON A FULL HOUSE GOP CONFERENCE I'll tell you what do not doubt and do not second guess and don't ever challenge the President of the United States Donald Trump He is the leader of the party he s the largest part consequential political figure of this generation in supposedly the modern era and he's doing an excellent job for the people Johnson revealed Questioned whether he'd spoken to Musk since the tirade Johnson announced earlier Friday morning We exchanged texts but I'm not going to talk about the content of it Johnson also commented Republicans were unfazed by the criticism coming from the tech billionaire often called the richest man in the world MIKE JOHNSON DONALD TRUMP GET BIG 'BEAUTIFUL WIN AS BUDGET PASSES HOUSE Members are not shaken at all We are going to pass this statute on our deadline and we're very bullish about it he disclosed White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt explained Fox News Digital when solicited about Johnson's call for unity President Trump is focused on making our country great again and passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Trump communicated Fox News' Bret Baier in an interview on Friday that he was not interested in speaking with Musk nor was he worried about Musk's threat to launch a third political party Elon's totally lost it the president declared Musk accused Republicans of not working hard enough to cut federal spending with their budget reconciliation bill which is aimed at advancing Trump's priorities on tax cuts immigration vitality defense and the debt limit The Tesla CEO called out Trump Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune R-S D all by name as well Republicans for the largest part part have closed ranks around Trump and their bill
