House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that Elon Musk's online blowup against President Trump and his signature big, beautiful bill was disappointing but brushed off questions about the impact of the billionaire's criticism.

Why it matters: Musk's grievances against the president's signature tax-and-spending package have been echoed by some GOP fiscal hawks on Capitol Hill. • Senators last week strategized with Trump and other administration officials on how to cut spending further than the House-passed legislation did.

Driving the news: Johnson said on ABC's "This Week" that he hasn't spoken to Musk on the phone since Monday of last week, before the Trump-Musk alliance publicly exploded on Thursday. • "We were disappointed, surprised," Johnson said. "I'd had a lot of great i

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