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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) admission that Elon Musk hadn’t answered his phone call was mercilessly mocked on social media Wednesday.
Johnson was asked if he’d spoken to the now-former Department of Government Efficiency boss following the tech billionaire’s torching of President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful” spending bill, which Musk slammed as a “disgusting abomination” for how it will hike the national debt.
“Well, I tell you, I called Elon last night and he didn’t answer,” Johnson, who backs Trump’s bill, responded.
“But I hope to talk to him today,” he added. “I mean, it’s not, you know, it’s very friendly and we’ve laughed about our differences on policy before.”
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Critics on Musk’s own social media platform X (formerly named Twitter) cackled at what they described as the “ghosting” of the top Trump ally by the world’s richest person.
Womp womp womp
— Karly Kingsley (@karlykingsley) June 4, 2025This divorce is going to be messy 😂
— 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢 (@ChidiNwatu) June 4, 2025Elon has left the group chat no one wants to open.
Speaker Johnson’s leadership is now on shaky ground, not even the Elon is pretending to care anymore.
It is a decline by voicemail.
I am here for it!
Oh no! Mikey got ghosted.
— Allen Rozansky (@EstProtector) June 4, 2025Like the song says "breaking up is hard to do"
— Denison Barb (@DenisonBarbs) June 4, 2025Take a hint, it’s called GHOSTING
— Rocket Vol.2 (@VolRocket2) June 4, 2025Next thing you know, Elon will be donating to Democrats.
— Kevin (@TheBondGuy2) June 4, 202520 Years Of Free Journalism
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