The Republican House leader said on ABC's “This Week” that he did not “go out to craft a piece of legislation to please the richest man in the world."

Top Republicans have brushed aside concerns that Donald Trump’s landmark tax bill risks being derailed by his extraordinary clash with Elon Musk as the party closes ranks around the US president. The two men fell out in dramatic fashion on Thursday after a spat triggered by disagreements over the president’s “big beautiful bill” erupted into an all out feud that some feared could scupper the legislation.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have had a public spat after the Tesla CEO criticized the president's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.