HE'S 'FLAT WRONG': Speaker Johnson Responds to Elon Musk's Criticism of Big Beautiful Bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson responded to former DOGE head Elon Musk’s criticism of President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill; he says Musk is “flat wrong.”

Johnson confirms that the two discussed the legislation after Musk publicly bashed the bill, calling it an “abomination.”

“The Trump administration needs four years to do all this reform, not two years. The Biden administration, Biden-Harris, made such a disaster of every metric of public policy, it’s going to take us more than one bill to fix it all,” Johnson said.

Johnson said he and Musk, whom he considers a “friend,” had a “great conversation” about the “big, beautiful bill” on Monday. The tech billionaire apparently joked that the bill could not be “big and beautiful,” to which Johnson replied, “Oh, yes it can, my friend. It’s very beautiful.”

“Elon and I left on a great note. We were texting one another — you know, happy texts,” Johnson told reporters. The speaker added he was surprised when Musk came out against the bill the next day.

“I think he’s flat wrong,” Johnson said. “I think he’s way off on this, and I’ve told him as much.”

Johnson posted the following on X this week: “I count Elon Musk as a good friend, and Congressional Republicans appreciate everything he has done to put a spotlight on waste, fraud, and abuse in government.”

“Now that DOGE has identified wasteful spending, it is being quantified by the Administration, and codified by Congress via the rescissions process and appropriations process.   With all due respect, Elon is simply wrong about the One Big Beautiful Bill,” Johnson added.

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I count Elon Musk as a good friend, and Congressional Republicans appreciate everything he has done to put a spotlight on waste, fraud, and abuse in government.
 
Now that DOGE has identified wasteful spending, it is being quantified by the Administration, and codified by… pic.twitter.com/eQa5G2GqOX

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) June 3, 2025

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