Speaker Mike Johnson said he hopes Elon Musk and President Trump "reconcile." (Getty Images/AP)
Musk and Trump's previously tight relationship fell to tatters in May, as Trump promoted the passage of his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. Musk served as the public leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, which works to strip the federal government of overspending, corruption and mismanagement, as a special government employee — a job position that permits an individual to work for the federal government for "no more than 130 days in a 365-day period."
Musk's tenure ran dry at the end of May, and was shortly followed by the tech billionaire behind massive companies such as SpaceX and Tesla launching a campaign on X in an attempt to rally Republican lawmakers to vote against the legislation, slamming it for increasing the U.S. debt ceiling by $5 trillion.
Trump argued Musk publicly condemning the legislation was actually rooted in the president axing electric vehicle mandates and subsidies, which impacts Musk's Tesla company. On June 12, Trump signed a trio of congressional resolutions ending California's restrictive rules for diesel engines and mandates on electric vehicle sales, with Trump celebrating that his signature "will kill the California mandates forever."
House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans celebrated passing Trump's "big, beautiful bill." (Getty Images)
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"But clearly, (Musk) got unhappy in a very short period of time," Johnson said. "I mean, he generally knew what we were doing, and we talked about it. I mean, he knew for months, many months we worked on this, and I was keeping him apprised of it."
"But I'll let other people judge that," he added. "I’ve got to keep my eyes on the prize and keep going forward, and I’m trying to be a peacemaker in all of it."
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Trump signed the legislation into law on the Fourth of July, touting that its tax cuts will make the U.S. economy similar to a "rocket ship" as Americans begin feeling its effects.
Fox News Digital attempted to reach Musk, as well as emailed Johnson's office, for additional comment on the matter, but did not immediately receive replies.
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