Trump and Musk Back Johnson in Bid to Ward Off Speaker Fight
- President-elect intervenes to avoid a leadership challenge
- Johnson was imperiled by spending battle, narrow majority
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President-elect Donald Trump offered his “Complete & Total Endorsement” to Speaker Mike Johnson, intervening to head off a potentially crippling leadership fight in the House that threatened to slow his second-term agenda.
“The American people need IMMEDIATE relief from all of the destructive policies of the last Administration. Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN,” Trump said in a post to his Truth Social network on Monday.