On Thursday afternoon, Republicans unveiled a new proposal that suspended the debt limit for the first two years of Trump's second term, funded the government until March and included some disaster relief and other measures included in the original funding package.
But Musk's involvement may not land well with some legislators. Democrats in the chamber joked about "President Musk", while even a few Republicans publicly grumbled.
"Who?" Pennsylvania Republican Glenn Thompson responded when asked about Musk. "I don't see him in the chamber."