'I'm Trying To Be A Peacemaker': Speaker Johnson Discusses Trump-Musk Feud

At a press gaggle, Speaker Johnson discussed the feud between President Trump and Elon Musk.

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00:00Did you have an opportunity to talk with the President about Elon Musk,

00:05his comments on this bill, and if you believe in a reconciliation?

00:08I've spoken to the President quite a bit about all this,

00:11and I'm not going to talk about it.

00:12But your personal perspective.

00:14Look, I am very, we are, we've communicated, yeah.

00:20Look, I think that, I think there's going to be a reconciliation here.

00:23I think it's really important for the country.

00:25Two very important individuals.

00:26And the President is doing his job.

00:28He is laser-focused on that.

00:30He's not going to get distracted by Twitter wars and all the rest.

00:33And he shouldn't, and he can't.

00:35So, but I think, I think that the temperature is being turned down,

00:39and I'm very hopeful that these two will reconcile.

00:41Are you talking about the reconciliation between Elon Musk and President Trump?

00:45I'm doing my dead level best.

00:47I'm trying to be a peacemaker in all this.

00:48Two quick things.

00:50First of all, in there,

00:51we're not counting on him.

00:52First of all, one reason why we say the dato.

00:53Isn't it positive that things are gonna have to beulture?

00:55Yeah, and he's coming tomorrow.

00:56Well, as we say the same thing before we say I,

00:58we should drive an 여 oui-cofore,

01:00we should do this.

01:00Oh, okay.

01:01If you don't have to do this,

01:02I'm going to try to get through that so far.

01:04So until now,

01:06and I'm going to go to something more abundantly,

01:09and I'll find out,

01:10it can be a little more throughput.

01:11Make him platform just like how the concept of what the Heather

01:18meant.