More than 100 House Democrats voted on Monday against a resolution condemning the recent fire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/terror-in-colorado-pro-israel-demonstrators-attacked-in-firebombing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attack</a> in Boulder, Colorado, on people demonstrating in support of hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7, 2023, assault on Israel.
The <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20250609/H%20Res%206.8.25.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">measure</a>, which denounces the &#8220;antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado&#8221; and offers a critique of the U.S. immigration system because the suspect was an illegal immigrant, <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025158" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> with strong bipartisan support from 205 Republicans and 75 Democrats. However, 113 Democrats opposed the resolution, leaving them open to broadsides from Republicans.
&#8220;House Democrats just sided with terrorists over cops and couldn’t even bring themselves to condemn antisemitism. They&#8217;re officially the antisemite and anti-cop caucus,&#8221; Mike Marinella, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Republican Jewish Coalition posted a list on X of all the Democrats who voted against the resolution, calling their opposition &#8220;shameful.&#8221;
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Here are the names of the 113 House Democrats who just voted AGAINST <a href="https://twitter.com/repgabeevans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepGabeEvans</a>’ resolution denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.
Shameful. <a href="https://t.co/jBOZXcRjBF">pic.twitter.com/jBOZXcRjBF</a>
— RJC (@RJC) <a href="https://twitter.com/RJC/status/1932214951583621208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The resolution notes Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who is now facing hate crime and many other <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/06/mohamed-soliman-boulder-attack-hate-crime-charges/84065930007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charges</a> in connection to the June 1 firebombing in Boulder, allegedly shouted &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221; and spoke about wanting to kill all the Zionists.
In addition, it mentions Soliman is an Egyptian national who overstayed his visa and his case &#8220;demonstrates the dangers of not removing from the country aliens who fail to comply with the terms of their visas.&#8221; The resolution also expresses gratitude to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — a federal agency <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-comes-out-against-abolishing-ice-ice-is-not-the-problem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">derided</a> by some Democrats.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) chided Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO), who introduced the resolution, during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/znhJ3NB434E?t=218s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a> before the vote.
&#8220;Who is this guy? He&#8217;s not seriously concerned with combating antisemitism in America. This is not a serious effort. This guy&#8217;s going to be a one-term member of Congress. He&#8217;s a complete and total embarrassment,&#8221; Jeffries said. The top Democrat also <a href="https://x.com/NRCC/status/1932166132691083613" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the resolution and Evans a &#8220;joke.&#8221;
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) fired back at Jeffries in a <a href="https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/1932172219494342769" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X.
&#8220;Only radical Democrats would call it a joke to denounce antisemitic terrorism and express gratitude to law enforcement for detaining the terrorist here illegally who perpetrated the Boulder attack,&#8221; Scalise said. &#8220;Appreciate [Evans] — a veteran and former law enforcement officer &#8211; for leading on this important resolution.&#8221;
Evans, a first-term congressman who is a former Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot and police officer, also delivered a retort.
&#8220;I served our nation in uniform in the Middle East, as a cop in Colorado, &amp; now as a Congressman,&#8221; Evans <a href="https://x.com/repgabeevans/status/1932192483510759662" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. &#8220;This wildly offensive sentiment from Democrat’s Leader is why antisemitism persists. The Left is unserious about finding real solutions. Condemning terrorism is not a joking matter.&#8221;
Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), who represents Boulder, had pushed for the House to go with his own <a href="https://neguse.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/neguse.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/neguse_085_xml_0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> condemning the attack and criticized the measure from Evans. Among his complaints were that it contained small &#8220;inaccuracies&#8221; and failed to recognize the Boulder Police Department or FBI for their response to the firebombing — only ICE, &#8220;the one agency that was not in Boulder that day.&#8221;
Still, Neguse ended up voting to pass the measure from Evans, which did affirm &#8220;that free and open communication between State and local law enforcement and their Federal counterparts remains the bedrock of public safety and is necessary in preventing terrorist attacks.&#8221;
A Democrat who voted against the resolution, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do7FZ00kQIo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">griped</a> about how arguing the Boulder attack is a &#8220;reflection&#8221; of the U.S. immigration system &#8220;uses Jews as a partisan pawn.&#8221;
Nearly all House Republicans and Democrats joined together to pass another <a href="https://vandrew.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1875" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> from Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) condemning antisemitic violence across the United States — including the Boulder firebombing — in the midst of a &#8220;disturbing pattern of targeted aggression&#8221; that also encompasses the recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-condemn-evil-murder-of-israeli-embassy-staffers-antisemitic-terrorism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killing</a> of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., and an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arsonist-arrested-for-attack-on-josh-shapiro-hated-israel-911-call-reveals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arson attack</a> on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspect-in-custody-to-be-charged-with-terrorism-after-arson-attack-on-josh-shapiros-home?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Suspect+In+Custody" target="_blank" rel="noopener">home</a> of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish.

Prayer Vigil in Boulder

More Than 100 Democrats Vote Against Resolution Denouncing Antisemitic Boulder Fire Attack

Anti-Semitism

Colorado

Congress

Crime

Hate Crime

Politics

Terrorism

U.S. House of Representatives

House Republicans are set to lose Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, following another vote on the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; expected in the coming weeks.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress. Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up,&#8221; Green said in a <a href="https://markgreen.house.gov/press-releases?id=C02CE940-281B-4FEE-85F7-A6E7134F4FAF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Monday.
He continued, &#8220;As a result, today I notified the Speaker and the House of Representatives that I will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes once again on the reconciliation package.&#8221;
The GOP-led House narrowly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-one-big-beautiful-bill-in-massive-win-for-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> the bill, which contains myriad tax cuts and spending provisions seeking to boost President Donald Trump&#8217;s second-term agenda, a few weeks ago.
Senators are expected to make some changes to the legislation, meaning the House will have to approve it again, in its revised form. The Trump administration hopes to have the bill completed by July 4.
First elected to the House in 2018, Green oversaw as chairman of the Homeland Security panel efforts to pass a major border security bill and impeach Biden DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
&#8220;Though I planned to retire at the end of the previous Congress, I stayed to ensure that President Trump’s border security measures and priorities make it through Congress,&#8221; Green said in his statement.
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The chairman added, &#8220;By overseeing the border security portion of the reconciliation package, I have done that. After that, I will retire, and there will be a special election to replace me.&#8221;
A source told Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie that the <a href="https://x.com/aishahhasnie/status/1932211198155489557" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;plan&#8221;</a> is to have Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) return as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee until the end of this session of Congress.
Green&#8217;s departure will decrease the GOP&#8217;s majority in the House. As it stands, there are 220 Republicans and 212 Democrats. There are <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">three vacant seats</a> left behind by Democrats who recently died.
&#8220;I have no doubt that my colleagues in this Congress will continue to strengthen the cause of freedom,&#8221; Green said. &#8220;May God bless them, and the United States of America.&#8221;

Rep. Mark Green (R-TN)

House GOP Chairman To Retire After ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Vote

House Committee on Homeland Security

Mark Green

Spending Bill

Tennessee

U.S.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris declared on Sunday that she is supporting the anti-ICE protests in and around Los Angeles, claiming the demonstrations have been &#8220;overwhelmingly peaceful&#8221; despite violent clashes with federal authorities.
Harris, who has a <a href="https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/a33825054/kamala-harris-homes-real-estate-photos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">home</a> in Los Angeles and has been <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/01/kamala-harris-california-governor-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mulling</a> a run for California governor, said in a <a href="https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1931856677881667634" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that she is &#8220;appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city.&#8221; But instead of focusing on how troublemakers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cory-booker-spins-la-riots-as-peaceful-while-feds-dodge-concrete-blocks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hurled</a> rocks, concrete, and fireworks at federal officers and their vehicles, Harris took the opportunity to criticize her 2024 election opponent, President Donald Trump.
&#8220;Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration&#8217;s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;This Administration&#8217;s actions are not about public safety — they&#8217;re about stoking fear. Fear of a community demanding dignity and due process.&#8221;
Harris extolled protesting as &#8220;a powerful tool — essential in the fight for justice&#8221; without acknowledging the rioting that prompted Trump to deploy the National Guard.
&#8220;And as the LAPD, Mayor, and Governor have noted, demonstrations in defense of our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;I continue to support the millions of Americans who are standing up to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms.&#8221;
Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have vociferously opposed Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/department-of-defense-security-for-the-protection-of-department-of-homeland-security-functions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deployment</a> of the National Guard and touted peaceful demonstrations. These Democrats also faced blowback from Trump and others for failing to stop the unrest.
However, Newsom and Bass took time to relay <a href="https://x.com/CAgovernor/status/1931825945146703982" target="_blank" rel="noopener">messages</a> discouraging <a href="https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1931825605101920676" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acts</a> of violence, destruction, and vandalism. Harris did no such thing and received criticism for it.
&#8220;No surprise that the most incompetent Vice President in history stands with the illegal alien rioters,&#8221; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) <a href="https://x.com/TomCottonAR/status/1931860564839395709" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quipped</a> in a post on X.
&#8220;We all know you support lawless, violent, illegal alien rioters. That’s why you lost so badly in November. Back to irrelevancy you go!&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/ATJackson47/status/1931866516229959699" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson.
Fox News contributor Joe Concha <a href="https://x.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1931860240028270775" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observed</a>, &#8220;This statement tells us 2024 Kamala wasn’t real and she was always 2019 Kamala all along on illegal immigration.&#8221;
Police have said several people have already been <a href="https://abc7.com/live-updates/tensions-flare-downtown-la-anti-ice-protesters-clash-agents-live-updates/16692645/entry/16696993/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> in the protests that erupted as federal agents began to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gang-members-sex-offenders-and-more-heres-who-ice-actually-picked-up-during-la-raids" target="_blank" rel="noopener">detain and deport</a> a number of the dangerous criminal aliens who were the targets of raids throughout the Los Angeles area.
The FBI is <a href="https://x.com/FBILosAngeles/status/1931824873728254090" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offering</a> a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of throwing rocks at law enforcement vehicles, injuring a federal officer, and damaging government vehicles.
&#8220;Hit a cop, you’re going to jail … doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what movement speaks to you. If the local police force won’t back our men and women on the thin blue line, we @FBI will,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1931522027719995558" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> FBI Director Kash Patel.
The bedlam continued on Sunday as protesters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anti-ice-protesters-swarm-101-freeway-500-u-s-marines-stand-prepared-to-deploy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">swarmed</a> a freeway in Los Angeles and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h3jojqNfh0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set cars on fire</a> in the downtown area.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris

Kamala Backs LA Protests After Rioters Attack Federal Officers

Donald Trump

Kamala Harris

Los Angeles

Protests

Riots

Governor Gavin Newsom is &#8220;threatening to commit criminal tax evasion,&#8221; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday, amid an escalating war of words between California and the Trump administration.
The warning from Bessent came in response to Newsom recently <a href="https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1931087538565054849" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggesting</a> that his state &#8220;cut&#8221; off the more than $80 billion &#8220;more in taxes than we get back&#8221; in response to a CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/trump-california-federal-funding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> with sources claiming President Donald Trump was preparing a broad cancellation of federal funding for California.
&#8220;Governor [Gavin Newsom] is threatening to commit criminal tax evasion. His plan: defraud the American taxpayer and leave California residents on the hook for unpaid federal taxes,&#8221; Bessent <a href="https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/1931763599116030322" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a thread posted on X.
&#8220;I am certain most California businesses know that failing to pay taxes owed to the Treasury constitutes tax evasion and have no intention of following the dangerous path Governor [Gavin Newsom] is threatening,&#8221; Bessent added. &#8220;I would warn state officials, including payroll managers, that federal law attaches personal liability to an &#8216;attempt to evade or defeat tax.'&#8221;
Newsom&#8217;s &#8220;comments are extremely reckless. Instead of committing criminal tax evasion, Governor Newsom should consider a tax plan for California that follows the Trump Tax Cuts model and reduces the onerous state tax burden to allow families to keep more of their hard-earned money,&#8221; Bessent concluded.
Bessent posted the thread as Newsom, a Democrat widely considered a potential candidate for the presidency, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/deranged-behavior-gavin-newsom-declares-war-on-pete-hegseth-gets-more-than-he-bargained-for" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clashed</a> with President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over troop deployments to California amid violent anti-ICE protests that have taken place in and around Los Angeles over the weekend.
After Hegseth said active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pete-hegseth-puts-nearby-u-s-marines-on-high-alert-as-los-angeles-burns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mobilized</a> to assist National Guardsmen if the chaos persists, Newsom accused the Defense Secretary of exhibiting &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/deranged-behavior-gavin-newsom-declares-war-on-pete-hegseth-gets-more-than-he-bargained-for" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deranged behavior</a>&#8221; for &#8220;threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens.&#8221;
In response, Hegseth said on X, &#8220;Deranged = allowing your city to burn &amp; law enforcement to be attacked. There is plenty of room for peaceful protest, but ZERO tolerance for attacking federal agents who are doing their job. The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE.&#8221;

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent

Newsom ‘Threatening’ Criminal Tax Evasion, Treasury Secretary Warns

California

Gavin Newsom

Pete Hegseth

Scott Bessent

Taxes

Trump Administration

The anti-ICE demonstrations in and around Los Angeles have been “peaceful,&#8221; Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) claimed on Sunday, despite clear evidence of violent clashes with federal authorities.
Booker seemed to take a page out of CNN&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-mocked-for-fiery-but-mostly-peaceful-protests-tv-chyron-shown-in-front-of-kenosha-fire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;mostly peaceful&#8221;</a> playbook from 2020 after President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-homan-says-national-guard-moving-into-la-to-shut-down-anti-ice-riots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deployed</a> the National Guard to Los Angeles over the weekend. Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114646378582957392" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — both Democrats — for not being able to contain the chaos as videos and <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/compton-ice-raid-protest-car-fire-national-guard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">media</a> reports <a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raids-los-angeles-2d1d5e2f638da600c4b34fe8bf8cf3aa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">documented</a> how demonstrators <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/riot-police-anti-ice-protesters-square-off-los-angeles-after-raids-2025-06-07/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hurled</a> rocks, concrete, and fireworks at federal officers and their vehicles.
&#8220;The reality is we see peaceful protests launching in Los Angeles,” Booker insisted during a &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnZQdYB7ohg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> on NBC. &#8220;And again, any violence against police officers should not be accepted. Local authorities can handle that. But remember, a lot of these peaceful protests are being generated because the president of the United States is sowing chaos and confusion by arresting people who are showing up for their immigration hearings, who are trying to abide by the law.&#8221;
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Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/CoryBooker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoryBooker</a> thinks the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles — in which criminal illegals and violent mobs are hurling concrete projectiles at vehicles, lighting fires, and attacking federal law enforcement — are &#8220;peaceful.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/zdshuTeJdP">pic.twitter.com/zdshuTeJdP</a>
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Sharing a clip of Booker&#8217;s comments, the White House’s “Rapid Response” account on X <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1931704892407562276" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fired back</a>.
Booker “thinks the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles — in which criminal illegals and violent mobs are hurling concrete projectiles at vehicles, lighting fires, and attacking federal law enforcement — are ‘peaceful,’” the account said.
Republican lawmakers who hit the talk show circuit on Sunday also dismissed the notion that the protests in Los Angeles should be characterized as nonviolent.
On CNN’s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1931711731354448072" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the demonstrators were &#8220;not just peaceful protesters,&#8221; contending the &#8220;riot&#8221; in Los Angeles was &#8220;not under control&#8221; as protesters were &#8220;throwing all types of objects at law enforcement.&#8221;
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), a military veteran, <a href="https://x.com/RepTonyGonzales/status/1931746619201827272" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voiced</a> support for Trump’s actions during a &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; interview on CBS.
&#8220;It’s tragic to see what’s happening in LA,&#8221; Gonzales said. &#8220;I fought to give people the freedom to protest whatever the hell they want to, but what we’re seeing in LA are not advocates. We’re seeing anarchists, and the President of the United States should absolutely put down the mob as soon as possible. But this is just the tip of the iceberg.&#8221;
During his NBC appearance, Booker took a swipe at Trump, quipping that the president &#8220;talking to anybody right now about responsive law enforcement to protect people is hypocritical at best&#8221; because of matters related to January 6. He also warned that Trump&#8217;s decision to deploy the National Guard without a request from Newsom would &#8220;only incite the situation and make things worse.&#8221;
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, speaking on &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzS-RfqICI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> the National Guard’s deployment to &#8220;provide security for operations and to make sure that we have peaceful protests.&#8221;

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)

Cory Booker Spins LA Riots As ‘Peaceful’ While Feds Dodge Concrete Blocks

Cory Booker

Illegal Immigation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

U.S. Senate

ABC News Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran has been suspended as he faced intense backlash for lashing out at White House aide Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump in a late-night social media diatribe.
In a now-deleted <a href="https://x.com/terrymoran/status/1931563521512272365" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X, Moran described Miller as a &#8220;world-class hater&#8221; who &#8220;eats his hate&#8221; for &#8220;spiritual nourishment.&#8221; He also Trump a &#8220;world-class hater&#8221; just months after being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-chides-host-during-first-100-days-interview-abc-is-one-of-the-worst" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chided</a> by the president during a combative interview in the Oval Office.
&#8220;ABC News stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others,&#8221; an ABC News spokesperson told The Daily Wire. &#8220;The post does not reflect the views of ABC News and violated our standards — as a result, Terry Moran has been suspended pending further evaluation.&#8221;
In the hours that preceded the statement, Trump administration officials and others slammed Moran and demanded accountability.
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An ABC journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/TerryMoran?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TerryMoran</a> posted this absolutely vile smear of Stephen Miller. It’s dripping with hatred. Remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration.
As it happens, I know Stephen quite well. And he’s motivated by love of country. He’s… <a href="https://t.co/hX93zKTWjy">pic.twitter.com/hX93zKTWjy</a>
— JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1931694721354645752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;An ABC journalist [Terry Moran] posted this absolutely vile smear of Stephen Miller. It’s dripping with hatred. Remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/1931694721354645752" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Vice President JD Vance.
&#8220;As it happens, I know Stephen quite well. And he’s motivated by love of country. He’s motivated by a fear that people like Terry Moran make rules that normal Americans have to follow, but well connected people don’t. It’s why he fought so hard to get President Trump elected and why he works to hard to implement the agenda. ABC should apologize to Stephen. What Terry posted is disgraceful,&#8221; Vance added.
&#8220;Last night, in a since deleted post, so-called so-called &#8216;journalist&#8217; [Terry Moran] went on a rampage against Stephen Miller and called President Trump &#8216;a world class hater.&#8217; This is unhinged and unacceptable. We have reached out to [ABC] to inquire about how they plan to hold Terry accountable,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/PressSec/status/1931687759447556395" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
&#8220;This is why Americans don’t trust the Legacy Media,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/KatieMiller/status/1931687830264164421" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Katie Miller, who is Stephen Miller&#8217;s wife. &#8220;When masks are down you see the radical left-wing bias at [ABC]. These are the people feeding propaganda across the airwaves under the guise of righteousness. [Terry Moran] should be fired from the network immediately.&#8221;
Stephen Miller himself <a href="https://x.com/StephenM/status/1931708417715863647" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>: &#8220;The most important fact about Terry’s full public meltdown is what it shows about the corporate press in America. For decades, the privileged anchors and reporters narrating and gatekeeping our society have been radicals adopting a journalist’s pose. Terry pulled off his mask.&#8221;

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is not giving up on Elon Musk, saying he texted the tech billionaire who was feuding with President Donald Trump on Thursday &#8220;a lot of information&#8221; about the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; that led to the dispute.
Holding what he said was his chief of staff&#8217;s baby, Johnson told reporters in the U.S. Capitol that Musk &#8220;is a friend,&#8221; indicating there remains hope for a resolution to the conflict, and said he had been trying, unsuccessfully, to get on the phone with Musk.
&#8220;I sent him a lot of information via text, hoping he reads it and considers it,&#8221; Johnson added. &#8220;And this isn&#8217;t personal. Policy differences should not be personal.&#8221;
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Mike Johnson tells us: “Elon said I’ve changed? No, I’m the same guy who has always been a deficit hawk.”
Also downplays Musk’s attacks against bill and pushes back on Musk saying that Rs held House because of him. “If there’s one person (deserves credit), it’s Donald J. Trump.” <a href="https://t.co/CXIedngRey">pic.twitter.com/CXIedngRey</a>
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Last week, Musk began to criticize the bill as he wrapped up a stint as a special government employee helping to oversee Trump&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort last week, and the conflict came to a boiling point on Thursday when Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-hes-very-disappointed-with-elon-musk-fires-back" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> that he was &#8220;very disappointed&#8221; with Musk.
In a series of posts to X, Musk fired back at Trump and also highlighted old comments from Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) in which they railed against the growing national debt — a central focus for Musk as he critiques how the bill is expected to impact the U.S. deficit.
&#8220;I super agree with this guy,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930694901857153479" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in one post, pointing to a 2018 tweet from Johnson saying, &#8220;At some point, Congress has to stop this endless cycle of out-of-control deficit spending.&#8221; To a March 2023 post from Johnson warning about a federal debt topping $31.4 trillion (it is now approaching $37 trillion), Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930691406533972391" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a>, &#8220;Where is the Mike Johnson of 2023?&#8221;
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Johnson <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1930712689560506659" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot back</a> in a post that said, &#8220;The Mike Johnson of 2023 is the SAME Mike Johnson who has always been a lifelong fiscal hawk &#8211; who now serves as Speaker and is implementing a multi-stage plan to get our country back to fiscal responsibility and extraordinary economic growth.&#8221;
He continued, &#8220;It begins with the critically important One Big Beautiful Bill that includes the LARGEST mandatory spending cut to the federal government in history (by almost 400%), the LARGEST tax cut in history, the LARGEST investment in border security in a GENERATION, along with arguably the STRONGEST collection of pro-growth provisions EVER passed. The same CONSISTENT Mike Johnson who has ALWAYS supported the America First Agenda.&#8221;
X, which is owned by Musk, applied a Community Note to Johnson&#8217;s response, <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1930712689560506659" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, &#8220;Multiple non-partisan groups have put out reports showing the reconciliation package will add over $2T in debt and potentially over $3T when you add increased debt payments.&#8221;

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Elon Musk escalated his falling out with President Donald Trump with what he characterized as a &#8220;really big bomb&#8221; on Thursday, stating that Trump is &#8220;in the Epstein files&#8221; and has been fighting against their release.
Musk&#8217;s stunning comment was made in a post on X amid what has quickly become an ugly falling out after the tech billionaire started to criticize the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; which Trump supports. Musk says the administration has not released files linked to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because the commander in chief himself is mentioned in the documents.
&#8220;Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930703865801810022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in one post. He <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930706186266890457" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> in a follow-up: &#8220;Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.&#8221;
As of press time, Trump has not given a direct response to Musk&#8217;s assertion concerning Epstein, however the president did say in <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114632205177163456" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posts</a> on Truth Social that his one-time ally &#8220;just went CRAZY!&#8221; and <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114632206992330264" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> his government subsidies and contracts were in jeopardy.
Trump&#8217;s association with Epstein are known, though the president has denied any involvement with Epstein&#8217;s criminal acts. Some materials that have already been disclosed, including flight logs and court records, have made mentions of Trump being socially linked to Epstein. However, they have not presented any evidence implicating Trump in wrongdoing.
In 2008, after Epstein was accused of sexually abusing female minors in Florida, he reached a deal with federal prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to state-level prostitution charges, registered as a sex offender, and served roughly 13 months in jail and in a work-release program.
Last fall, in a conversation with podcaster Lex Fridman, Trump <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCbfTN-caFI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> that he would have &#8220;no problem&#8221; with releasing documents related to Epstein if he won the presidential election in November. He also addressed Epstein&#8217;s so-called &#8220;pedophile island,&#8221; saying, &#8220;A lot of big people went to that island, but fortunately, I was not one of them.&#8221;
Epstein died at the age of 66 in his New York City jail cell in August 2019 after being arrested on sex trafficking charges involving young girls and pleading not guilty. Top officials in Trump&#8217;s FBI insist Epstein killed himself, and recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/clear-as-day-bongino-says-fbi-will-release-convincing-video-on-epsteins-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">teased</a> the release of video.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime companion, is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty of conspiring with Epstein to traffic and sexually abuse underage girls. She has since appealed the conviction.
With regard to the &#8220;Epstein files,&#8221; Trump&#8217;s administration faced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yesterdays-epstein-files-release-was-a-total-disaster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">controversy</a> in February when it released documents to well-known X personalities, only for people to quickly realize that the supposedly new records had already been disclosed.
Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pam-bondi-says-fbi-lied-to-her-about-turning-over-all-of-the-epstein-files" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> the FBI lied to her about turning over all the files. She later <a href="https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1896754684708188658" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Fox News a &#8220;truckload&#8221; of evidence arrived and FBI Director Kash Patel would give her a &#8220;detailed report&#8221; on why the materials had been withheld.
Musk earlier this year said he loved Trump &#8220;as much as a straight man can love another man.&#8221;

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Elon Musk Goes After Trump Over Epstein Files: ‘Time To Drop The Really Big Bomb’

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On Thursday, President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-hes-very-disappointed-with-elon-musk-fires-back" target="_blank" rel="noopener">railed</a> against Elon Musk over the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” pinning the tech billionaire&#8217;s opposition to its plan to phase out federal electric vehicle tax credits. But is it really to blame?
Musk, whose Tesla company sells electric vehicles, “only developed the problem [with the bill] when he found out we’re going to have to cut the EV mandate because that&#8217;s billions and billions of dollars,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/theblaze/status/1930659597905170561" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters at the White House.
&#8220;And it really is unfair,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;We want to have cars of all types — electric — we want to have electric, but we want to have gasoline combustion. We want to have different — we want to have hybrids. &#8230; We want to be able to sell everything.&#8221;
The bill accelerates the phase-out of the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric vehicles from December 31, 2032, to the end of this year. It also outlines terms for a one-year reprieve, but Tesla has already surpassed the 200,000 sales cap to qualify.
In response to Trump, Musk declared that he does not care whether the bill retains cuts for credits on electric vehicles — as well as solar, which is expected to impact the Tesla Energy division with its solar panels and battery storage products.
&#8220;Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil &amp; gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930660788739698878" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X.
He added, &#8220;In the entire history of civilization, there has never been legislation that both big and beautiful. Everyone knows this! Either you get a big and ugly bill or a slim and beautiful bill. Slim and beautiful is the way.&#8221;
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Musk also <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930680655173882078" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tagged</a> the president in another post, asking if he remembered their joint appearance outside the White House in March, when Trump <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc-p9zG00G8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">praised</a> Musk for not complaining that he &#8220;ended&#8221; the EV mandate.
In a post from &#8220;Tesla Owners Silicon Valley,&#8221; Musk is seen in an old video <a href="https://x.com/teslaownersSV/status/1930683013257634170" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> claiming the tax credits actually pose a &#8220;competitive disadvantage&#8221; for Tesla in comparison to companies that might sell EVs for a much lower price.
Last week, as Musk was ending his time helping to oversee the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort, he started to harshly criticize the legislation — focusing on how it is estimated to inflate the national debt, not the EV credits.
Despite the attack on the bill, Musk appeared with Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, getting a warm send-off after completing his stint as a special government employee. &#8220;Elon&#8217;s really not leaving,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/DailyMail/status/1928568349606215888" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;He&#8217;s going to be back and forth, I think.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he had just had a &#8220;very good&#8221; phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding trade.
In a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114631295762726849" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> posted to Truth Social, Trump said he and Xi discussed &#8220;some of the intricacies&#8221; of the deal struck last month between their countries in Geneva, which had resulted in both sides lowering steep tariffs as negotiations continued.
&#8220;The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries. There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products,&#8221; Trump posted.
Last week, Trump accused Beijing of violating their agreement, after which U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/05/30/u-s-trade-rep-jamieson-greer-very-concerned-with-chinese-non-compliance-on-trade-agreement.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNBC</a> that China was continuing to <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-trade-rep-says-china-173016290.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restrict</a> shipments of rare earth elements that are vital for the U.S. automotive, energy, and defense industries.
&#8220;Our respective teams will be meeting shortly at a location to be determined. We will be represented by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer,&#8221; Trump continued.
Trump also said Xi &#8220;graciously invited&#8221; the first lady and himself to visit China, and he &#8220;reciprocated&#8221; that invitation.
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&#8220;As Presidents of two Great Nations, this is something that we both look forward to doing,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;The conversation was focused almost entirely on TRADE. Nothing was discussed concerning Russia/Ukraine, or Iran. We will inform the Media as to scheduling and location of the soon to be meeting. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&#8221;
Beijing, which on Monday had <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/world/asia/china-trump-trade-truce.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> the United States of violating the detente on trade, <a href="https://x.com/ChineseEmbinUS/status/1930623117526806799" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> that a conversation took place and claimed Trump requested the phone discussion with Xi.
China&#8217;s state media reported that Xi asked Trump to &#8220;remove the negative measures&#8221; and to “take the helm and set the right course,” <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/06/trump-says-after-xi-call-that-us-and-china-will-resume-trade-talks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Associated Press.
The conversation took place one week after Bessent told Fox News that discussions between the two economic powerhouses were <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/30/us-china-talks-bit-stalled-and-need-trump-and-xi-to-weigh-in-treasury-secretary-bessent-says.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;a bit stalled&#8221;</a> and suggested that a call between Trump and Xi would be needed for a breakthrough.
Early Wednesday morning, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114623632387180206" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Truth Social, &#8220;I like President Xi of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!&#8221;

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President Donald Trump ordered on Wednesday an investigation into whether aides improperly used autopen for executive actions in an effort to conceal former President Joe Biden&#8217;s health issues while in office.
In a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/reviewing-certain-presidential-actions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memo</a>, Trump tasked the Counsel to the President with determining if &#8220;certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden&#8217;s mental state and unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the President.&#8221; Trump noted the U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and other relevant agency heads would provide consultation.
&#8220;Given clear indications that President Biden lacked the capacity to exercise his Presidential authority, if his advisors secretly used the mechanical signature pen to conceal this incapacity, while taking radical executive actions all in his name, that would constitute an unconstitutional wielding of the power of the Presidency, a circumstance that would have implications for the legality and validity of numerous executive actions undertaken in Biden&#8217;s name,&#8221; Trump said.
A president is allowed to use a machine to sign off on various documents. However, the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Oversight Project examined records with Biden&#8217;s signature over the course of his presidency and found many important documents featuring autopen signatures, including his 11th-hour <a href="https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1899520975156216146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pardons</a> for Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, January 6 Committee members, and certain Biden family members.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump went as far as to <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@Hua341/posts/114451007070972131" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insist</a> Biden&#8217;s pardons using autopen were &#8220;VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT.&#8221; He also said members of the &#8220;Unselect Committee&#8221; should &#8220;fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level.&#8221;
Other presidential signatures on documents, such as the pardon for Hunter Biden and the president&#8217;s announcement that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race after a fumbling debate performance against Trump, appear to have been done by hand, the Oversight Project <a href="https://oversight.heritage.org/Autopen_Memorandum_(Final).pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">determined</a>.
In a <a href="https://x.com/mviser/status/1930449726538670156" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, Biden pushed back on the notion that he did not dictate his executive actions. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false,&#8221; the 46th president said.
Republicans in Congress have been skeptical, looking into any efforts to cover up Biden&#8217;s condition and the potential unauthorized use of autopen. House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-demands-testimony-from-bidens-doctor-former-white-house-aides-on-cover-up-of-mental-decline/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demanded</a> testimony from various former White House aides and, on Wednesday night, announced he would be <a href="https://x.com/RepJamesComer/status/1930413180200652905" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subpoenaing</a> Biden&#8217;s doctor.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-impersonation-of-the-president-expert-lays-out-the-stakes-of-bidens-autopen-controversy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Daniel Turner, founder of Power The Future, testified to Congress on Wednesday that White House staff may have used an autopen of Biden’s signature in a &#8220;deceit of the American people&#8221; in which orders were signed with &#8220;no evidence of Joe Biden in first person, in his voice as president talking about them.&#8221;
A new book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson, &#8220;Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,&#8221; as well as the recent disclosure that Biden is fighting an &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-diagnosed-with-aggressive-form-of-prostate-cancer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aggressive form</a>&#8221; of prostate cancer and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/audio-of-bidens-special-counsel-interview-is-out-and-its-painful-to-listen-to" target="_blank" rel="noopener">audio</a> of former special counsel Robert Hur’s interview with him fueled scrutiny.
While at a public event in Delaware last week, former President Biden issued a defiant response when confronted about the controversy over his mental and physical health while in office. “You can see that I’m mentally incompetent and I can’t walk, and I can beat the hell out of both of them,” he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-says-he-can-beat-the-hell-outta-jake-tapper-jokes-hes-mentally-incompetent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, apparently referencing Tapper and Thompson.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is not pleased with how Elon Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-cant-stand-it-anymore-goes-nuclear-on-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill.&#8221;
In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0epEIXjmOA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a>, Johnson told reporters that he &#8220;obviously&#8221; spoke to the president about Musk&#8217;s diatribe on Tuesday against the massive package that contains many provisions in line with Trump’s second-term agenda.
&#8220;As you know, he&#8217;s not delighted that Elon did a 180 on that,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what happened in 24 hours. Everybody can draw their own conclusions about that, okay? But I look forward to talking to my friend about it again.&#8221;
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The speaker noted that he defended the bill and the plan moving forward in a talk with Musk on Monday. He claimed Musk was &#8220;encouraged&#8221; by the conversation and pledged to help House Republicans keep their majority in the midterm elections.
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Johnson also said he called Musk on Tuesday night, but did not get an answer.
&#8220;I hope to talk to him today,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;It&#8217;s very friendly. And we can — and we&#8217;ve laughed about our differences on policy before. I&#8217;m not upset about this.&#8221;
Although Trump has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blasts-rand-paul-opposition-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chided</a> GOP lawmakers who have taken a stand against the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; he has not publicly commented on Musk roughly 24 hours after the tech billionaire harshly criticized the measure and the House Republicans who voted to pass it.
&#8220;I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929954109689606359?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X. &#8220;This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.&#8221;
Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929955052527202503" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> in another post, &#8220;It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America (sic) citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.&#8221; He also <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929984535456035202" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people.&#8221;
Johnson said Musk was &#8220;flat wrong.&#8221; He insisted that &#8220;every single American is going to do better&#8221; once the bill is enacted into law and predicted House Republicans will grow their majority &#8220;because we&#8217;re delivering for the American people and fulfilling our campaign promises.&#8221;
Not passing the legislation would be treacherous, the speaker warned, because retaining the 2017 tax cuts is part of it as well as raising the debt limit to steer clear of a default.
&#8220;All the things that are in this bill are so important for the U.S. economy. It&#8217;s going to be jet fuel for the U.S. economy. All boats are going to rise,&#8221; Johnson said.
The speaker pushed the idea that the bill will implement a historic $1.6 trillion in savings. Johnson also said he told Musk that Republicans have a &#8220;very specific plan&#8221; to end &#8220;wasteful spending, fraud, and abuse&#8221; beyond the one measure.
On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shrugged off the critique when a reporter <a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/1929956609486401844" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> how &#8220;mad&#8221; Trump would be when he finds out what Musk said about the bill.
&#8220;Look, the president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn&#8217;t change the president&#8217;s opinion. This is &#8216;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8217; and he&#8217;s sticking to it,&#8221; Leavitt said.
Some Republicans who oppose the legislation in its current form have touted Musk&#8217;s commentary.
&#8220;I agree with Elon. We have both seen the massive waste in government spending and we know another $5 trillion in debt is a huge mistake. We can and must do better,&#8221; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) <a href="https://x.com/RandPaul/status/1929958105221132580" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X.
On the Democrat side, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) <a href="https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/1929965141174481053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;The GOP Tax Scam is a disgusting abomination. Truer words have never been spoken.&#8221;
In the days leading up to his explosive comments on X, Musk had already begun to express his dismay with the &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; which is now being considered by the Republican-controlled Senate.
&#8220;I was like — disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it. And it undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,&#8221; Musk told &#8220;CBS Sunday Morning&#8221; in an <a href="https://x.com/CBSSunday/status/1927535075144421527" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> clip published in the middle of last week.
Musk also said that when the bill came along, he thought &#8220;everything&#8221; accomplished by DOGE would get &#8220;wiped out&#8221; in the first year. He also said, &#8220;I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don’t know if it can be both. My personal opinion.&#8221;
Despite the attack on the bill, Musk appeared with Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, getting a warm send-off after completing his stint as a special government employee, overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort.
&#8220;Elon&#8217;s really not leaving,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://x.com/DailyMail/status/1928568349606215888" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;He&#8217;s going to be back and forth, I think.&#8221;
On Wednesday afternoon, after the initial publication of this story, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114626394056454893" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> on Truth Social a screenshot of an X post in which Musk expressed gratitude to the president and optimism for the future of DOGE.
&#8220;As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President [Trump] for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1927877957852266518" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in the May 28 post. &#8220;The [DOGE] mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.&#8221;
In addition, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114626260163622304" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> that he was in favor of scrapping the debt limit altogether, but did not mention Musk.
Meanwhile, Musk reacted to Johnson&#8217;s comments, <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930322148780101703" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declaring</a> on X, &#8220;We need a new bill that doesn’t grow the deficit.&#8221; He also <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930324930861904260" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;No one who actually reads the bill should be able to stomach it.&#8221;

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Daniel Chaitin