Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who was reelected to the position after a testy vote, just made an announcement that President-elect Donald Trump is going to love.
The Louisiana Republican appeared on the “Finnerty” show on Newsmax prior to the vote, where he spoke to host Rob Finnerty about the coming vote to keep his job as well as the attack on civilians in New Orleans.
He also spoke about the president-elect’s agenda and how they plan on getting it done.
“We’re ready,” Johnson said. “Look, I think we’re going to get this done. Everybody here in the House Republican Conference understands the necessity of the moment, the urgency of the hour. They know we don’t have time for games and palace intrigue. We’ve got a lot of very important work to do. We have to deliver on the America First agenda.
“We got a mandate in the election. President Trump got 77 million votes and House Republicans almost 75 million. That was a record for us. And that’s a message that we’ve got to stick together. And if we stay unified, no matter how small our margin — and it will be probably the smallest in U.S. history for a short period — we’ve got to get this done, and I think we will,” he said.
He went on to explain that he was not thrilled with the deals he had to make with Democrats to get legislation done in the House but blamed the thin majority Republicans have, which just got smaller, for having to make those concessions.
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“Everybody is frustrated, as am I, of what we had to do for the last two years. We only had control, very narrow control of one-half of one-third of the federal government. Remembering that liberal progressive Democrats were in charge of the White House and the Senate, so we didn’t get everything we wanted, or thought was necessary. But that’s what happens in divided government,” Johnson said.
“Now, however, we’re starting the new year with a new majority, unified government. We have the White House, the Senate, and the House. And so it’s on us. We’re in a lawmaking phase now. We’ve got to stick together and advance this agenda. So I think we will. Everybody understands the necessity of that and the promise of what really can be the new golden age in America,” he added.
President-elect Donald Trump previously gave Johnson his “complete and total endorsement” to be the speaker of the House.
Johnson faced a narrow opportunity to secure the required votes from his Republican caucus. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) had previously declared his opposition to Speaker Johnson’s reelection bid, indicating that the Louisiana congressman could not afford to lose any more votes without jeopardizing his status as the second in line for the Presidency.
Despite this, Trump took to his Truth Social to endorse Johnson: “Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement. MAGA!!!”
“We are the Party of COMMON SENSE, a primary reason that we WON, in a landslide, the magnificent and historic Presidential Election of 2024. ALL SEVEN SWING STATES, 312 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, AND THE POPULAR VOTE BY MILLIONS OF VOTERS (Despite large scale voter fraud taking place in numerous states, including California, where votes are ridiculously still being counted, or under review!), ALL WON WITH EASE, CALM, & PROFESSIONALISM,” Trump posted on social media.
“Republicans are being praised for having run a “legendary” campaign! Democrats are being excoriated for their effort, having wasted 2.5 Billion Dollars, much of it unaccounted for, with some being used to illegally buy endorsements ($11,000,000 to Beyoncé, who never even sang a song, $2,000,000 to Oprah for doing next to nothing, and even $500,000 to Reverend AL, a professional con man and instigator, who agreed to “interview” their “star spangled” candidates, Kamala and Joe). We ran a flawless campaign, having spent FAR LESS, with lots of money left over,” he added.
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