Squish Speaker Mike Johnson Defended The Spending Bill On Newsmax

Posted • December 19, 2024: Elon Musk is very active on X lobbying against the bloated 1,500-page continuing resolution that includes a one-year extension for the Global Engagement Center (GEC), an agency that sought to censor and bankrupt conservative outlets; pay raises for members of Congress; and protection against investigation of leakers and liars like Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney, and Eric Swalwell. Speaker Mike Johnson went on Fox News Wednesday to say that he told Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy (aka DOGE) that he didn't like the ridiculous spending either — but he still supports the bill. Here he is on Newsmax defending the bill: Republicans CANNOT allow millions of Americans devastated by the historic hurricane season, or our struggling farmers, go without the help they desperately need. We will decide FY25 spending in March, when Trump is back in the WH and Republicans control the Senate and House.

As we said, he went on Fox News as well to sell the continuing resolution to the public: Speaker Mike Johnson tells Fox News he talked to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy about the stopgap bill last night in a group chat. “They say, ‘This is not directed to you, Mr. Speaker, but we don’t like the spending.’ I said, guess what fellas? I don’t either.” -- Then don't pass it. Put the funding for hurricane victims in a separate bill and give us a clean continuing resolution. (…)

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