Trump Says He’ll Lobby Republicans to Back Johnson, If Necessary
- Current House speaker is ‘the one that can win right now’
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President-elect Donald Trump said he would lobby House Republicans to help elect Mike Johnson as speaker if needed, acknowledging that some lawmakers in the party had reservations about allowing him to retain the gavel.
Asked if he would press Republicans to back Johnson, whom he endorsed on Monday for the post, Trump said he would do so “if necessary.”