Johnson says Republicans 'don't have time' to craft new Trump plan despite Musk's call to 'KILL the BILL'

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is rebuffing Elon Musk's telephone for a brand-new fund reconciliation bill, deepening the tech billionaire's rift with Republicans successful Washington.

"A caller spending measure should beryllium drafted that doesn't massively turn the shortage and summation the indebtedness ceiling by 5 TRILLION DOLLARS," Musk wrote connected X Wednesday.

He ratcheted up his rhetoric soon after, posting, "KILL the BILL."

But Johnson said the timeline was moving against Congress and that an overhaul of President Donald Trump's monolithic docket measure was unfeasible. 

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Elon Musk and Speaker Mike Johnson are divided implicit President Trump's docket bill (Getty Images)

Johnson said erstwhile asked for a effect by Fox News, "We don't person clip for a marque caller bill."

"I privation Elon and each my friends to admit the complexity of what we've accomplished here. This bonzer portion of authorities – grounds fig of savings, grounds taxation cuts for the American radical and each the different benefits successful it," the talker told reporters.

"We worked connected the measure for astir 14 months. You can't spell backmost to the drafting board, and we shouldn't. We person a large merchandise to present here."

Johnson cautioned critics of the measure not to fto the cleanable beryllium the force of the good.

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Musk wanted lawmakers to ‘kill’ Trump's bill (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"We're arrogant of this product. The House Republicans are arrogant of it, and we're blessed to spell retired and explicate that to everybody," Johnson said.

The Louisiana Republican said during a property conference earlier that helium was "surprised" by Musk's criticism.

The talker antecedently besides pointed retired that Republicans are readying to codify spending cuts identified by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) successful a antithetic conveyance than the reconciliation process.

Musk has been bearing down hard connected the legislation, putting Republican lawmakers successful a hard spot aft months of lauding his enactment with DOGE.

The monolithic measure passed by the House and presently being considered by the Senate advances Trump's priorities connected taxes, immigration, energy, defense, and the indebtedness limit.

It passed the House 215 – 214 with all but three House Republicans not voting "yes."

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House GOP leaders, noting their slim margins, person urged the Senate to alteration arsenic small arsenic imaginable successful the bill. But the Senate GOP has its ain razor-thin majority, and lawmakers determination person already signaled they privation to spot astatine slightest immoderate changes.

The White House, meanwhile, has stood by the bill.

"The president already knows wherever Elon Musk stood connected this bill. It doesn't alteration the president's opinion. This is 1 big, beauteous bill, and he's sticking to it," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.