Republicans Scramble to Avoid War with Elon Musk

House Republicans, dismayed by Elon Musk’s harsh criticism of President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” are now trying to talk their erstwhile ally down from the ledge, Axios reports.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he called Musk yesterday but that the recently departed Trump adviser “didn’t answer,” adding that he hopes to “talk to him today.”