While GOP congressional leaders and the White House are frustrated by Elon Musk’s comments that their bill is a “disgusting abomination,” they also don’t believe he will impact the vote count.

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.

Do not doubt, do not second-guess and don’t ever challenge the president of the United States," Speaker Mike Johnson said.