Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) revealed that he spoke with billionaire Elon Musk about the 1,500-page government funding bill after Musk expressed opposition to it. According to Johnson, both Musk and the incoming head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Vivek Ramaswamy, understand the "impossible" position he's in.
Musk criticized the bill on Wednesday morning via his social platform, X, calling it "a bigger piece of pork" and urging that "this bill should not pass."
Addressing the criticism, Johnson told *Fox News*'s *Fox & Friends* that he had spoken with Musk and Ramaswamy the night before about their concerns.
“I was communicating with Elon last night,” Johnson said on Wednesday. “Elon, Vivek, and I were on a text chain together, and I was explaining the background of this. Vivek and I talked almost until midnight, and he said, ‘Look, I get it. We understand you’re in an impossible position. Everybody knows...