Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., addressed Musk’s post on X slamming Trump’s agenda bill at a news conference, saying that he respects “everything that Elon did with DOGE” but that they “have a difference of opinion” on the bill.

House Speaker Mike Johnson asserted Tuesday that former Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk is "very wrong" about the "Big Beautiful Bill." The speaker further suggested that the Tesla CEO's opposition may be based,