Wyden also urged state prosecutors to hold Paramount executives accountable, arguing the settlement undermines public trust in both politics and media.
The legislation includes significant tax cuts and $500 billion in funding for border security but also proposes Medicaid cuts that critics say will harm low-income families.
Estimates suggesting it could cause 17 million Americans to lose health coverage.
This exchange follows President Trump’s recent criticism of Musk’s stance on the Big Beautiful Bill budget, which Musk has called an “abomination”
Musk has doubled down on his stance, advocating for a new political party aimed at challenging both Republicans and Democrats.
"What needs to happen is a meeting of the minds between the combatants… It’s not really the line, it’s who’s threatening each other across that line."
The war of words follows a 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel that ended under a tenuous U.S.-brokered ceasefire.