Trump also defended Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading the Health and Human Services. He said he would let Kennedy look for links between vaccines and autism, an unfounded conspiracy theory that Kennedy has touted for years. “Together, we’re going to make America healthy again,” Trump said. “Something bad is happening.”

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on X: "Elon Musk ordered his puppet President-elect and House Republicans to break the bipartisan agreement reached to keep the government open. House Republicans are abdicating their responsibility to the American people and siding with billionaires and special interests."