The rift that has developed between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk could draw attention away from how senators change the “one, big, beautiful bill” that passed the House, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., told Newsmax on Friday.

The relationship between Trump and Musk, who until recently headed the president’s Department of Government Efficiency, deteriorated quickly Thursday after Musk spoke out against the sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that is at the heart of the president’s agenda.

During Cassidy’s appearance on “Wake Up America,” co-host Marc Lotter asked the senator whether the Trump-Musk feud could distract people from focusing on what the Senate is doing with the legislation.

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