‘I sent him [του ] A long message, and then his phone number changed. After the fight, something happened with his phone. [Αργότερα] I realized that I sent it and never read it, so I was looking forward to meeting him in person. We had to correct the situation, “Mike Johnson said.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives in the latest podcast of “Pod Force One” referred to his relationship with the billionaire, which has been in a rupture lately.
Mike Johnson appeared optimistic that the US president and Ilon Musk could put aside their differences. “Honestly, I think the president also had this view, but there was some tension,” he commented on the two men who publicly disagreed with the “big beautiful bill” (On Big, Beautiful Bill Act), as Donald Trump described.
It is recalled that the owner of X left the Trump government in late May.
The “disgusting abomination” and “Party of America”
His departure, mainly because the billionaire did not communicate directly with Donald Trump before making the announcement.
His term of office, in an uninformed position, was due to end on May 30 -with a total of 130 days -. Both he and government officials had assured that efforts to modernize public administration would continue. However, during his departure, Tesla’s CEO appeared particularly critical of the US president’s expenditure plan, as well as the overall resistance encountered by his reform initiatives through the Doge (Ministry of Public Effectiveness).
In a statement to the Washington Post, he said: “The state of federal bureaucracy is much worse than I imagined … The attempt to change things in Washington is a real uphill.”
Ilon Musk, in an interview with the published on May 27, also argued that Doge is becoming an unjustly scapegoat for all Trump’s problems. “The Ministry of Public Effectiveness is simply accepting fire for everything,” he said.
Despite his persistent efforts to block the big cost of spending, the Republicans eventually managed to pass it on to Congress, even with difficulty, and Trump signed it on July 4. The next day, Musk – who had called the “disgusting abomination” bill – announced his intention to establish a new political body ,.
Trump’s reaction was immediate, describing Musk’s initiative as a “ridiculous” by posting on the Truth Social platform.
