Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he hopes President Donald Trump and Elon Musk "reconcile" after a furious public feud over Republicans' "one big, beautiful bill."

"I was with the president in the Oval Office yesterday afternoon as some of this was unfolding, and I can tell you, as he said in his own words, he was just, he was disappointed, and I was surprised by Elon's sudden opposition," Johnson told reporters on Friday.

"I believe in redemption. That's part of my worldview, and I think it's good for the party and the country if all that's worked out."

Then, without addressing Musk directly, Johnson appeared to chide him for attacking Trump.

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"I'll tell you what, do not doubt and do not second guess and don't ever challenge the President of the United States, Donald Trump. He is the leader of the party, he’s the most consequential political figure of this generation, in probably the modern era, and he's doing an excellent job for the people," Johnson said.

Asked whether he'd spoken to Musk since the tirade, Johnson said earlier Friday morning, "We exchanged texts, but I'm not going to talk about the content of it."

Johnson also said Republicans were unfazed by the criticism coming from the tech billionaire often called the richest man in the world.

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"Members are not shaken at all. We are going to pass this legislation on our deadline, and we're very bullish about it," he said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital when asked about Johnson's call for unity, "President Trump is focused on making our country great again and passing the One Big Beautiful Bill."

Trump told Fox News' Bret Baier in an interview on Friday that he was not interested in speaking with Musk, nor was he worried about Musk's threat to launch a third political party.

"Elon's totally lost it," the president said.

Musk accused Republicans of not working hard enough to cut federal spending with their budget reconciliation bill, which is aimed at advancing Trump's priorities on tax cuts, immigration, energy, defense and the debt limit.

The Tesla CEO called out Trump, Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., all by name as well.

Republicans, for the most part, have closed ranks around Trump and their bill.

Every divorce is painful, even the ones we see coming. The MAGA faithful—those who’ve spent the last decade weathering smear campaigns, censorship, and mockery for backing a man who promised to drain the swamp—now face a difficult reckoning. It’s time to pick sides. And make no mistake: this is a split. The Trump-Musk bromance, once filled with mutual nods and occasional meme-sharing affection, is over. And that’s not a tragedy. It’s clarity.

Because while many on the right have admired Elon Musk for his defiance of woke orthodoxy, his skirmishes with legacy media, and his talent for commanding attention, he was never truly aligned with the mission. Elon isn’t fighting for America. He’s fighting for something else entirely: bandwidth, bots, and Mars.

Trump? He’s still fighting for you.

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For a while, it was convenient to pretend the two men were aligned. Both billionaires. Both anti-establishment disruptors. Both hated by the same people. But that’s a surface reading—a lazy one. Scratch even slightly beneath, and what emerges is a yawning ideological gap between a nationalist and a globalist. A man trying to restore America’s sovereignty, and a man trying to abandon Earth entirely.

Trump’s project has always been terrestrial. He wants factories in Michigan, borders in Texas, and jobs in Ohio. He wants to make America great again, not because it’s nostalgic, but because it was working—until it wasn’t. Musk, on the other hand, wants to make Mars habitable. He talks about humanity like a species, not a nation. It’s not evil. But it’s not patriotic either. Musk’s horizon doesn’t stop at the Pacific—it doesn’t even stop at the stratosphere.

And when it comes to allegiance, Musk’s is flexible—transactional. He sides with whoever can help him build the next piece of his empire. One day it’s Trump. The next, it's Xi Jinping, who previously rolled out the red carpet while Musk praised China’s "work ethic" and handed over key patents for electric vehicle tech. This isn’t a man committed to the West. It’s a man committed to whatever works.

This isn’t a matter of good guy versus bad guy. It’s a matter of side. One wants a sovereign America, and the other wants a scalable platform.

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Let’s not forget who these men are. Donald Trump is crude, sure. But he’s clear. He believes the American worker has been screwed, the middle class decimated, and the country handed over to foreign interests and multinational parasites. And he’s not wrong. He ran on a promise to put America first. 

Musk, on the other hand, believes the solution to our problems is a blend of Neuralink, Starlink, and some theoretical Martian colony where free speech exists in the form of X Premium subscriptions. His obsession isn’t justice—it’s optimization. He doesn’t care about restoring the American Dream. He wants to replace it with a simulation.

Look closely, and you’ll see that Musk’s libertarian chic has always been more about license than liberty. He wants fewer rules—not necessarily more rights. His vision isn’t rooted in the Constitution. It’s rooted in code. 

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Meanwhile, Trump stands for something dangerous in elite circles: limits. Borders. Culture. Memory. The idea that you can’t code your way out of decline. That you actually have to fight for your country, not automate it out of existence. That’s why the regime hates him. And why some on the right, mesmerized by Musk’s IQ and memes, need to wake the hell up.

Because this divorce was inevitable. The man who wants to lead a nation can’t stay hitched to the man who wants to lead a species. And the man who wants to win the hearts and minds of blue-collar America can’t march in lockstep with the guy who’s building a rocket in Texas to colonize Olympus Mons.

It’s fine to admire Musk’s courage in certain cultural battles. But admiration doesn’t equal allegiance. This isn’t about who’s cool on X. This is about who shows up for the American worker. Who bleeds when this country bleeds. Who isn’t looking for the eject button.

So yes—divorces hurt. But sometimes they’re clarifying.

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Real MAGA means putting America first. Not Mars. Not markets. Not memes.

Trump doesn’t want to terraform a new world. He wants to fight for this one.

And if you believe this country is still worth saving, then your choice isn’t complicated.

Choose the president. Not the platform.

Choose the man who confronts China—not the one who collaborates with it.

Choose the man who fights for your land—not the one who dreams of leaving it.