Musk comments on tax and spending bill 'flat wrong', says House speaker Mike Johnson

The speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, has hit out at Elon Musk over his criticism of Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Musk has called the tax and spending plan making its way through Congress a 'disgusting abomination' for increasing the federal deficit. Johnson said: 'You know, policy differences are not personal. I think he's flat wrong. I think he's way off on this, and I've told him as much, and I've said it publicly and privately. I'm very consistent in that' US politics blog ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/04/elon-musk-donald-trump-tariffs-us-politics-news-latest-live The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #mikejohnson #elonmusk #donaldtrump #trump #politics