Tech tycoon Elon Musk endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to retain the speaker’s gavel on Dec. 30, just days before members are slated to put the matter to a vote.
Musk’s declaration of support for Johnson came hours after President-elect Donald Trump gave the speaker his “complete and total endorsement,” saying he is “a good, hard-working, religious man.”
“I feel the same way!” Musk wrote on his social media platform X, noting that Johnson had his “full support.”
The endorsement may surprise some after Musk voiced his opposition to the now derailed spending deal that Johnson brokered with congressional Democrats earlier this month....
