Elon Musk criticized a stopgap government funding bill, while Speaker Mike Johnson downplayed the impact of his remarks, emphasizing the need to avert a shutdown.
Congress unveiled a funding deal Tuesday to avoid a partial government shutdown . Elon Musk , a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, came out against Speaker Mike Johnson going forward with a stopgap government funding bill on Wednesday. Johnson was asked about the Tesla CEO's post during an interview on 'Fox & Friends.
' He appeared to not worry about Musk's post influencing the ability of the funding bill to get through both chambers ahead of a partial government shutdown deadline at the end of the day Friday. 'I was communicating with Elon last night. Elon and Vivek and I are on a text chain together and I was explaining to them the background of this. Vivek and I talked last night about midnight, and he said 'look I get it.' He said, 'We understand you're in an impossible position,' Johnson said. Johnson said Musk and Ramaswamy, the two DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) leaders, are aware of the tough spot the speaker is in with a slim majority and Democratic control of the Senate and White House. DOGE is an outside-of-government (or private) operation. 'We gotta get this done because here's the key. By doing this, we are clearing the decks, and we are setting up for Trump to come in roaring back with the American first agenda. That's what we are going to run with gusto beginning Jan. 3 when we start the new Congress,' he said.The measure will fund the government through March 14, 2025, at current spending levels. 'We get to March where we can put our fingerprints on the spending. That is where the big changes start,' Johnson said
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