House Speaker slams Musk for denouncing Trump's Megabill: 'Elon is terribly wrong'

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday slammed ally Elon Musk for lambasting President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill," which passed the lower chamber last month.

Musk heavily criticized the conservative package in a series of posts on X earlier Tuesday, claiming it was a "disgusting abomination," and "shamed" lawmakers who voted in favor of the legislation. 

The legislation seeks to reduce spending by $1.5 trillion over 10 years rather than $2 trillion in one year, which Republicans have claimed would be necessary to balance the budget.

Johnson told reporters that the Tesla CEO's rhetoric was not what he had heard from the man on Monday, who he spoke to for 20 minutes about the good parts of the spending bill, and expressed disappointment in Musk's latest sentiment.

“With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big, beautiful bill,” Johnson said. "For him to come out and pan the whole bill, to me, is just very disappointing — very surprising in light of the conversation I had with him yesterday. It’s not personal. I just deeply regret that he’s made this mistake.”

Musk's recent social media posts marked his first public displays of dissent after leaving the federal government last week.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.