President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk check out a model S at the White House in March. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Elon Musk last week slammed President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” for the trillions in new federal debt it is projected to cost — a subject well worth the nation’s attention. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), however, pointed to a different possible motive for the tech billionaire’s dissatisfaction with the bill: It “has an effect on his business,” the speaker said.

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