Johnson Hits Back At “Terribly Wrong” Elon Musk

Politico reports:

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Elon Musk is “terribly wrong” after the tech billionaire blasted the GOP megabill as a “disgusting abomination.”

“With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big, beautiful bill,” Johnson told reporters. Johnson said he discussed with Musk the accelerated repeal of many green subsidies in the House version of the bill, something Musk has voiced opposition to in recent days.

“But for him to come out and pan the whole bill, to me, is just very disappointing — very surprising in light of the conversation I had with him yesterday,” Johnson said. “It’s not personal,” the speaker added. “I just deeply regret that he’s made this mistake.”

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New — Speaker Johnson fires back at Elon Musk after he called the House bill “a disgusting abomination” filled with “pork” that would lead to crushing debt.

“It’s very disappointing… My friend Elon is terribly wrong,” Johnson says, noting they spoke at length yesterday. pic.twitter.com/Bh6IbEstaL

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“Elon is missing it,” Speaker Mike Johnson says of Musk’s criticism of the reconciliation bill (OB3, if you will) pic.twitter.com/St1zbYbiUs

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