Elon Musk, Mike Johnson and House

Mike Johnson Asked Elon Musk If He Wants to Be Speaker of the House
The GOP House Speaker referenced speculation about his future and the outsized influence Musk appeared to wield this week.
Rand Paul suggests replacing Mike Johnson with Elon Musk as Speaker of the House
Ky., has floated the idea of replacing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with Elon Musk after the chaotic collapse of the continuing resolution spending bill.
Mike Johnson Faces Growing GOP Backlash As Elon Musk Calls For Government Shutdown
The speaker's push for a short-term government funding bill met louder resistance than usual from Republicans in the House.
Elon Musk Gives Mike Johnson Sigh of Relief by Endorsing New Spending Bill
Elon Musk voiced support for GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson's latest spending bill on Friday, giving him a sigh of relief just hours before a government shutdown could begin. "This is great," Musk wrote in a post to X,
Rand Paul floats Elon Musk as Mike Johnson replacement
It took President-elect Donald Trump and his close confidant, Elon Musk, only about 24 hours to tank a stopgap funding bill presented by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needed to keep the government open.
Speaker Mike Johnson’s future in question
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The future of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could be in jeopardy in the new year. House Republicans will have a razor-thin majority when lawmakers are sworn in Jan. 3. Their first vote will be electing a leader, and there are already some signs Speaker Johnson could face a challenge.
If Not Elon Musk, Who Could Replace Mike Johnson? Top Republican Contenders
While House speaker is expected to ride out pressure from MAGA Republicans to vacate his role, here are some likely replacements.
MTG and Rand Paul float Elon Musk for speaker of the House
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing major unrest among his colleagues after Musk and Trump tanked a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown.
House Republican dubs Elon Musk ‘our prime minister’
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said it feels as if tech billionaire Elon Musk has become the United States’s prime minister. Gonzales joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked him about the “confusing” dynamic between President-elect Trump,
Trump reacts to people saying Elon Musk is in charge
President-elect Donald Trump praised Elon Musk at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, and responded to claims that the world’s richest man is actually in charge.
Donald Trump rattled by ‘President Musk’ jibe as he insists Elon ‘is not going to be president’
Donald Trump, ever the thick-skinned individual (not - just look at his whining over crowd sizes during the presidential election), appears to be quite cheesed off at the ‘President Musk’ and ‘Vice President Trump’ jibes being levelled at him as the Tesla founder continues to cosy up to the president-elect.
Elon Musk’s Opposition to Gov’t Spending Bill a “Smokescreen” for His Business Interests: Robert Kuttner
After the Republican-led Congress passes a government spending bill but rejects a last-minute demand for a debt limit ...
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Fox’s Lawrence Jones Reports Trump Not Bothered By Taunts ‘Elon Musk Is the President’ — Insists Musk Tweet Came from Trump
Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones spoke to Trump and reported that the president-elect is not bothered by Democratic ...
Government Funding Fight Foreshadows DOGE Disappointment For Elon Musk
Despite some late-night communication with House Speaker Mike Johnson, the billionaire budget guru isn’t on board with the ...
Mike Lee predicts demise of Johnson speakership, calls for 'DOGE speaker'
Sen. Mike Lee predicts that House Speaker Mike Johnson will not remain speaker, calling for Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to ...
Donald Trump Touts Mike Johnson's Revised Funding Bill as a 'Success'
President-elect Donald Trump praised a revised government funding bill on Thursday after he and billionaire Elon Musk ...