'Waffling and weak': Insiders say Trump is furious with Mike Johnson — and mulling his end

Speaker Mike Johnson has fallen out of favor with Donald Trump who is now considering throwing him overboard in favor of a new leader of the House, insiders close to the president-elect told Politico Monday. And, in the end, he was unimpressed with the entire chaotic process, which left the incoming administration questioning whether Johnson is capable of managing an even thinner majority next year.” One Trump insider told Bade bluntly: “The president is upset.” Now the incoming president is considering if it is to his benefit to avoid what would likely be a bitter fight to replace the speaker right before his new administration begins, or if he should wait it out. Yet another said, “I don’t see how Johnson survives.” But the Trump confidants claim he is undecided on what to do — and is instead watching how things unfold. “When that deal failed spectacularly, with 38 Republicans voting against it, Trump’s team was floored — and felt Johnson had made Trump look foolish for weighing in,” Bade wrote. “What seems more likely is that, should Trump decide he’d prefer a different partner leading the House, he simply lets Johnson flail as he struggles to land 218 votes.” “.