When Elon Musk denounced Republicans’ hefty spending plan as a “disgusting abomination” earlier this week, he largely steered clear of President Donald Trump, who has thrown his support behind the One Big Beautiful Bill. That changed on Thursday afternoon when the world’s richest man went after the world’s most powerful man.

House Speaker Mike Johnson addresses Elon Musk’s concerns about the ‘big, beautiful bill’ while expressing his optimism about getting the bill passed on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’

Top Republicans have brushed aside concerns that Donald Trump’s landmark tax bill risks being derailed by his extraordinary clash with Elon Musk as the party closes ranks around the US president. The two men fell out in dramatic fashion on Thursday after a spat triggered by disagreements over the president’s “big beautiful bill” erupted into an all out feud that some feared could scupper the legislation.