Musk’s tax bill attacks have rattled Republicans. But Trump still reigns supreme | Lloyd Green

In the end, we're likely to see a legislative pastiche - a Frankenstein's monster forged by political necessity

The feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is a godsend for Democrats, a headache for the president and a problem for Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House. Between now and the Fourth of July, Trump expects congressional Republicans to deliver a badly needed win. After more than four months back in the Oval Office, he still lacks a major legislative achievement.

Republicans control both the House and Senate, but the public sees goose eggs on the scoreboard. Almost daily, the courts upend the president's executive orders. Slim legislative majorities and government by rage come with drawbacks.

Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992