House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., texted with former Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk on Wednesday night and spoke with him Thursday morning, but the message was not received well when the speaker provided insight on how things work in budget reconciliation.

“Elon’s a good friend: We texted late last night; we’re going to talk this morning,” Johnson told Bloomberg TV on Thursday morning. “He seems pretty dug in right now, and I can’t quite understand the motivation behind it.”

Musk this week continued to object to the reconciliation budget legislation that Congress is considering, urging Americans to tell lawmakers to “kill the bill” that is the signature piece of President Donald Trump’s second term.

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