Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker after govt funding turmoil: ‘Will do the right thing’
Hindustan TimesPresident-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress. Donald Trump said Monday in a post on his social media network that Johnson “is a good, hard working, religious man”. 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.” “Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement,” Trump wrote. 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.