{"id":2442966,"date":"2025-06-04T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-warns-trump-musk-could-tank-entire-agenda\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:30:31","slug":"the-view-warns-trump-musk-could-tank-entire-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-warns-trump-musk-could-tank-entire-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The View\u2019 warns Trump: Musk could \u2018tank\u2019 entire agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-view-warns-trump-musk-could-tank-entire-agenda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2442966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent segment of &#8220;The View,&#8221; the hosts expressed concern over Elon Musk&#8217;s influence on donald Trump&#8217;s legislative agenda. They warned that Musk, a close ally of Trump and CEO of Tesla, has the potential to undermine the president&#8217;s proposed tax and budget bill, thereby prompting Trump to be wary of him.joy Behar stated that &#8220;Trump should be afraid of him,&#8221; while whoopi Goldberg suggested that he might already be. Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump governance official, echoed these sentiments, arguing that Musk&#8217;s wealth and influence could deter republican lawmakers from supporting Trump&#8217;s initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion followed Musk&#8217;s strong criticism of Trump&#8217;s &#8220;one big, beautiful bill,&#8221; which he labeled a &#8220;revolting abomination.&#8221; Musk&#8217;s remarks highlight his concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-have-become-the-no-you-cant-party\/\" title=\"Democrats Have Become The &#039;No You Can&#039;t&#039; Party\">goverment spending<\/a> and fiscal duty, based on his previous role in the Trump administration aimed at reducing waste. House Speaker Mike Johnson responded to Musk&#8217;s criticism by defending the bill and expressing disappointment in Musk&#8217;s attack, signaling a rift between Musk&#8217;s views and those of some republican leaders.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;The View&rsquo; warns Trump: Musk could &lsquo;tank&rsquo; entire agenda<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2134899\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The hosts of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The View\">The View<\/a> <\/em>speculated on Wednesday that President Donald Trump&rsquo;s ally and Tesla CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> has the power to destroy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s legislative agenda, and that the president should be &ldquo;afraid&rdquo; of him.<\/p>\n<p>In a segment, cohosts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joy-behar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joy Behar\">Joy Behar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Whoopi Goldberg\">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alyssa-farah-griffin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alyssa Farah Griffin\">Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/a> insisted Musk could hurt Trump&rsquo;s proposed tax and budget bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump should be afraid of him,&rdquo; Behar said of Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg asserted: &ldquo;I think he is afraid of him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2966152&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=367a7fcab925f2af45488ebc9b3706bf\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House official-turned media commentator, echoed the sentiment, warning that Musk&rsquo;s wealth and influence could scare off Republican lawmakers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3430805\/james-comer-biden-testimony-aides-impersonation-president\/\">James Comer hears testimony on how Biden aides carried out &#8216;impersonation of the president&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3431346\/colorado-attorney-general-boulder-attack-deportation\/\">Colorado AG says deporting Boulder terrorist suspect&#8217;s family cannot be done out of &#8216;fear&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3430919\/ukrainian-drone-attack-russian-aircraft-wake-up-moment-us\/\">Ukrainian drone attack on Russian aircraft represents &#8216;a wake-up moment&#8217; for US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Elon Musk could tank Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-not-all-candyland-ocasio-cortez-threatens-to-tank-infrastructure-deal\/\" title=\"\u2018They\u2019re Not All Candyland\u2019: Ocasio-Cortez Threatens To Tank Infrastructure Deal\">entire legislative agenda<\/a>,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The latest round of hysteria was sparked by Musk&rsquo;s criticism of the &ldquo;one big, beautiful bill,&rdquo; a Trump-backed proposal combining tax cuts, energy investment, and border security. <\/p>\n<p>Musk called the bill a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-turns-congress-upside-down-after-torching-trumps-tax-bill\/\" title=\"... turns Congress upside down after torching ...\u2019s tax ...\">disgusting abomination&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on X and shamed any lawmaker who supports it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m sorry, but I just can&rsquo;t stand it anymore.<\/p>\n<p>This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-passes-massive-covid-relief-omnibus-bill-sending-billions-of-dollars-to-foreign-countries-measure-heads-to-president-trumps-desk\/\" title=\"Congress Passes Massive Covid Relief\/Omnibus ... Sending ...ions of Dollars to Foreign Countries \u2013 Measure Heads to President ...\u2019s Desk\">spending bill<\/a> is a disgusting abomination.<\/p>\n<p>Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1929954109689606359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, but I just can&rsquo;t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,&rdquo; Musk wrote on Tuesday. &ldquo;Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930322926089441653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"doubled down\">reiterated<\/a> on Wednesday with another post: &ldquo;A new spending bill should be drafted that doesn&rsquo;t massively grow the deficit and increase the debt ceiling by 5 TRILLION DOLLARS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s sharp criticism is informed by his brief tenure in the Trump administration, where he served as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >special government employee&#038;rdquo<\/a>; overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency. In that role, Musk spent months focused on cutting government waste &mdash; efforts he now sees as being reversed by the bill he&rsquo;s denounced. He has long warned that unchecked government spending threatens the nation&rsquo;s economic stability and could lead the country toward fiscal ruin.<\/p>\n<p>The backlash has prompted a response from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who defended the bill and expressed disappointment in Musk&rsquo;s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big, beautiful bill,&rdquo; Johnson told reporters. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3430444\/elon-musk-goes-off-reservation-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MUSK GOES OFF THE RESERVATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But for him to come out and pan the whole bill, to me, is just very disappointing &mdash; very surprising in light of the conversation I had with him yesterday,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not personal,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I just deeply regret that he&rsquo;s made this mistake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2134899\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2134899\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The View&#8217; cautions Trump: Musk might derail his agenda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2442967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elon-Musk-6.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3815,4250,5894,32639,3634],"class_list":["post-2442966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-agenda","tag-musk","tag-politics","tag-the-view","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Elon-Musk-6.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442970,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442966\/revisions\/2442970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}