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House Speaker Mike Johnson provided a big update after he met with President-elect Donald Trump this week.
During an interview on Fox News with host Sean Hannity, Johnson spoke about Trump joining Republicans on Capitol Hill to celebrate the party winning back the White House and U.S. Senate as well as keeping control of the House.
Johnson did not mince his words and vowed that Republicans would get Trump’s agenda passed a a breakneck speed.
“We’re going to be very aggressive; we’re going to move the America First Agenda for the American people beginning on day one,” Johnson said.
On Wednesday, House Republicans backed Johnson as their leader in the upcoming Congress. This came after Trump gave the Louisiana politician his full support at a meeting on Capitol Hill. During a closed-door meeting at the Hyatt Regency, just a few steps from the Capitol, Johnson, the 56th House speaker, received a voice vote for re-election. There were no complaints, the New York Post reported.
Trump had also told lawmakers during his visit to Capitol Hill that he was with Johnson “all the way.” Trump told Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., to “stick together” in the next congressional term, two sources said.
Sources said Trump also promised to “carry out the largest deportation operation in history,” sources said, which earned cheers from House Republicans.
Trump also joked about running a fourth time — which he was not serious about.
“I suspect I won’t be running again unless you do something else unless you say he’s so good we’ve got to figure something out,” he joked to a gathering of House Republicans.
“It’s nice to win. It’s always nice to win. A lot of good friends in this room. So, you know, we had, like, historic kind of numbers, especially for the president,” Trump said. “But the House did very well, and I think we’re responsible for helping you.”
Trump went on: “We won, which is great because Republicans aren’t supposed to be winning the majority.”
“We won it every way — all seven swing states by a lot … New Jersey is right, just a few points. It’s got them very worried because they said, well, next time if we go up even a fraction of what we went up, you’re going to win New York, you’re going to win New Jersey, you’re going to win places that weren’t winnable. California, too,” he said.
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.@SpeakerJohnson: “We’re going to be very aggressive; we’re going to move the America First Agenda for the American people beginning on day one.” pic.twitter.com/5HJfKzDt8U
— Bobby LaValley (@Bobby_LaVallley) November 14, 2024
Trump made headlines earlier this week when he outlined his plans to “dismantle” the so-called “deep state” and take back American democracy from Washington’s “corruption.”
In a video message, Trump’s ten-point plan tries to change how the federal government works, focusing on changing long-standing bureaucratic structures and practices in the national security and intelligence areas. His plan includes executive orders, reforms, and a push for structural changes within government agencies. It focuses on openness and responsibility.
He says that Trump’s first step is to instantly reissue his 2020 Executive Order, which was meant to give the president the power to fire government workers he sees as “rogue bureaucrats.”
In his speech, Trump was clear about what he wanted to do: “Here is my plan to destroy the deep state and take back our democracy from corrupt Washington once and for all—and corrupt it is.” First, I will instantly reissue my 2020 Executive Order that gives the President the power to fire bad bureaucrats, and I will use that power very strongly.
Trump wants to set up a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” to find and report any hidden wrongdoing by government organizations. Trump says that this committee will work to get documents that show what he calls “deep-state buying, censorship, and corruption” out of secret and into the public eye. “We will set up a truth and reconciliation commission to declassify and publish all documents on the buying, censorship, and corruption by the deep state,” he said. He says that this move would make these powerful organizations more open by letting the public see how they work on the inside.
Trump also wants to “major crackdown” on government leaks, going after people who give information to the media. He says that these leakers are working with “fake news” to spread lies and make the government less stable. During his speech, Trump said, “We will crack down hard on government leakers who work with fake news to spread lies and undermine our government and democracy.” He also made it sound like people who did these things might be charged with a crime.
