Elon Musk and Speaker Mike Johnson are divided over President Trump's agenda bill (Getty Images)
Johnson said when asked for a response by Fox News, "We don't have time for a brand new bill."
"I want Elon and all my friends to recognize the complexity of what we've accomplished here. This extraordinary piece of legislation – record number of savings, record tax cuts for the American people and all the other benefits in it," the speaker told reporters.
Musk wanted lawmakers to ‘kill’ Trump's bill (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
"We're proud of this product. The House Republicans are proud of it, and we're happy to go out and explain that to everybody," Johnson said.
The Louisiana Republican said during a press conference earlier that he was "surprised" by Musk's criticism.
The speaker previously also pointed out that Republicans are planning to codify spending cuts identified by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a different vehicle than the reconciliation process.
Musk has been bearing down hard on the legislation, putting Republican lawmakers in a difficult spot after months of lauding his work with DOGE.
The massive bill passed by the House and currently being considered by the Senate advances Trump's priorities on taxes, immigration, energy, defense, and the debt limit.
It passed the House 215 – 214 with all but three House Republicans not voting "yes."
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House GOP leaders, noting their slim margins, have urged the Senate to change as little as possible in the bill. But the Senate GOP has its own razor-thin majority, and lawmakers there have already signaled they want to see at least some changes.
The White House, meanwhile, has stood by the bill.
"The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn't change the president's opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he's sticking to it," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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