Michelle L. Price
Associated Press
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Michelle L. Price
Associated Press
El presidente de la Cmara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, habla con reporteros tras la aprobacin del proyecto de ley de financiacin para evitar el cierre del gobierno en el Capitolio, Washington, el viernes 20 de diciembre de 2024. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress.
Trump said Monday in a post on his social media network that Johnson “is a good, hard working, religious man” and said the Louisiana Republican “will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN.”
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“Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement,” Trump wrote.
Johnson’s continued leadership seemed in jeopardy after a fight over a federal funding plan put the government at risk for a pre-Christmas shutdown. Though a deal was reached, the dispute showed the limits of Johnson’s influence and exposed cracks in his party’s support.
The speaker’s first two funding plans collapsed as Trump, who does not take the oath of office until Jan. 20, interceded with calls to suspend or lift the government debt ceiling.
Johnson, who has worked hard to stay close to Trump, convinced the president-elect that he would meet his demands to raise the debt limit in 2025.
Trump had remained quiet about Johnson’s fate before a Jan. 3 leadership vote for over a week, even as some Republicans signaled that they may not support Johnson for the role.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, one of the Republicans who opposed Kevin McCarthy’s initial bid for the speakership, said in a Monday statement that “our next speaker must show courageous leadership to get our country back on track.”
The Indiana lawmaker went on to make a series of demands for the next leader of the GOP majority, which included major spending reform.
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Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri in Washington contributed to this report.
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