Speaker Mike Johnson Defends Trump Policy Bill, Responds to Elon Musk’s Criticism on X
Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back against Elon Musk’s recent criticism of former President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill, responding directly in a post on X (formerly Twitter) as tensions rise between the tech billionaire and top Republican leaders.
Musk had questioned Johnson’s current stance on fiscal policy by posting, “Where is the Mike Johnson of 2023!?”—referencing a past tweet in which Johnson condemned the rising national debt.
Johnson swiftly replied, affirming his continued commitment to fiscal conservatism.
“The Mike Johnson of 2023 is the SAME Mike Johnson who has always been a lifelong fiscal hawk—who now serves as Speaker and is implementing a multi-stage plan to get our country back to fiscal responsibility and extraordinary economic growth,” Johnson wrote.
He highlighted a key piece of legislation at the heart of Trump’s economic plan, stating:
“It begins with the critically important One Big Beautiful Bill that includes the LARGEST mandatory spending cut to the federal government in history (by almost 400%), the LARGEST tax cut in history, the LARGEST investment in border security in a GENERATION, along with arguably the STRONGEST collection of pro-growth provisions EVER passed.”
Johnson concluded his post by reaffirming his loyalty to conservative values:
“The same CONSISTENT Mike Johnson who has ALWAYS supported the America First Agenda.”
