WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he jokingly asked Elon Musk if he wanted to take over his job — after the billionaire helped torpedo a major government spending bill on Thursday, resulting in a pared-down version that passed Friday night after two days of intense wrangling.
“Elon Musk and I talked within about an hour ago and we talked about the extraordinary challenges of this job,” Johnson (R-La.) told reporters after the House overwhelmingly passed the final […]
Mike Johnson jokingly asks Elon Musk if he wants to be House speaker after spending bill drama