Update – 6:25 p.m. Eastern:
Following the passage of the CR in the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) gave brief remarks to the press, noting that he spoke to both President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk shortly before the vote.
Regarding Trump, Johnson said, “He knew exactly what we were doing and why, and this is a good outcome for the country. I think he certainly is happy about this outcome as well.”
Regarding Musk, Johnson said:
“We talked…about an hour ago, and we talked about the extraordinary challenges of this job. And I said, ‘Hey, you wanna be Speaker of the House? I don’t know.’ He said, ‘This may be the hardest job in the world.’ I think it is. But we’re going to get through this. We are going to unify this country, and we are going to bring the America First agenda to the people beginning in January. We cannot wait to get started.”
