Elon Musk, one of President-elect Trump‘s closest allies, came out Wednesday against the bill to avert a looming government shutdown.

Why it matters: The bill has just days to pass before the Dec. 20 deadline, and Musk — who will co-chair Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — could sway key GOP votes against the stopgap measure.

• Some Republican lawmakers have already railed against the bill over certain provisions it includes.

Driving the news: “This bill should not pass,” the richest man in the world wrote on X to his over 207 million followers.

• “Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?” he questioned in a separate post, sharing an image of the printed 1,547-page bill.

What they’re saying: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an interview on Fox & Friends Wednesday that he spoke with Musk and his DOGE counterpart, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tuesday night.

• He said they expressed to him that they understand his “impossible position.”
• Johnson continued, “They said, ‘This is not directed to you, Mr. Speaker, but we don’t like the spending.’ I said, guess what fellas, I don’t either.”

Catch up quick: Congressional leaders unveiled the bill’s text Tuesday, kicking off a push to pass it by the end of the week to keep the government funded until mid-March.

• Johnson is again facing heat from conservative GOP House members, as he did when the government faced and avoided a shutdown in September.

The bottom line: The bill includes priorities for both Democrats and Republicans — but that doesn’t guarantee passage.