The speaker Mike Johnson is working to keep the focus on the “law of a Big Big Beautiful Bill” on Friday, since all eyes remain in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the middle of his bitter public dispute.
Johnson is pressing the bill of the House of Representatives that advances the Legislative Agenda of Trump, which is being negotiated in the Senate. Musk has publicly criticized the bill, calling him an “unpleasant abomination” and encouraging the members of Congress to “kill the bill.”
Musk’s criticisms reached a boiling point on Thursday, ending with an explosive dispute between the president and the technological billionaire. On Friday morning, Trump told ABC News that Musk had “lost his head.”
Johnson was once one of Musk’s most powerful reinforcements in Capitol Hill. Johnson met with Musk repeatedly and even speak it through the legislation by phone. Musk even addressed a meeting of Republicans of the Chamber in March.
Asked by ABC News if it was a mistake to trust Musk, Johnson dismissed the question and returned the focus to the bill.
The president of the House of Representatives speaks at a press conference after a meeting of the Chamber’s Republican Caucus in the United States Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington.
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“I will not participate in these round trips. I do not think that the American people are very concerned about Twitter wars. I think they care that we achieve our legislative agenda, and the ‘One Big and beautiful Bill’ does it.”
Johnson reiterated on Friday that he has a job to do, and it is not to get involved in the triumph of musk. Even so, Johnson participated in the online battle on Thursday, responding to a Musk Post criticizing the speaker.
Several other Republicans of the Chamber are evaluating the dispute and if the influence of Musk and the strong opinions on the Megabill could influence its path.
“I think Elon probably changed the trajectory of this bill two or three days ago when it came out against because people trust the guy who can land with rockets more backwards than politicians,” said Republican representative Thomas Massie. Massie was one of the two Republicans of the House of Representatives who opposed the bill when the Chamber voted last month.
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on May 30, 2025.
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The representative of the Marjorie Taylor Greene Republican Party put on Trump and Musk’s side in different aspects of the bill, favoring Musk in the price. She said she finally believes that the approach should be to approve Trump’s agenda.
“I do not think that starting on the Internet is the way to handle any kind of disagreement, especially when they have the cell phones of the other,” Greene told the friday journalists. “I hope this is resolved, but now I will tell you that people will focus on making sure we get the agenda we vote for.”
Republican representative Troy Nehls, a firm Trump ally, requested the end of the dispute between the president and the musk, saying that “enough is enough.”
Although Musk publicly clashes with the head of his party, he even seems to suggest that the Chamber should accuse the president, some Republicans did not strive for the bad mouth of the billionaire.
“Elon Musk can use his funds as he considers it convenient,” said Republican representative Ralph Norman when asked if he is worried that Musk was the main Republicans. “Once again, it is a patriot and if you don’t agree, respect honesty, really.”
Republican representative Warren Davidson requested the unit.
“I just hope that the people who care about a lot get along, who repair, who repair their relationship,” he said. “It is disappointing to see them discussing in public that way.”
The leader of the minority of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, capitalized the clash, describing it as “Development Welcome.”
“To the extent that this week’s developments will make us more likely to kill the republican tax scam, it is a welcome development,” he said.
