‘Musk has bad info': Mike Johnson downplays billionaire's warnings on Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful bill'
Speaker Mike Johnson firmly sided with US President Donald Trump in his fallout with Elon Musk, dismissing Musk's criticism of the GOP tax and budget bill. Johnson said the bill isn't crafted to 'please the richest man in the world' but to help working families. Despite Musk's public pushback and threats to fund opposition, Johnson says Republican offices have received 'almost no calls,' claiming the public sees the legislation as exciting and necessary. Show more 01:55
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