WTF he would want it baffles me…
And I think Trump would rather have someone he knows in the spot…..
President-elect Trump offered his complete and total endorsement of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday, days before a House vote on Friday to elect a new Speaker.
“Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement. MAGA!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Trump’s public endorsement could be key to a win by Johnson, who can only afford a handful of GOP defections and be elected Speaker….
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Many GOP lawmakers had signaled that the question of whether anyone else would oppose Johnson in the Jan. 3 Speaker vote would largely depend on the president-elect….
Hmmmm?
Chip Roy Says Mike Johnson Doesn’t Have the Votes
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) does not have the votes to keep the gavel and that he remains undecided on whether he can support the Louisiana Republican in the Friday floor vote, despite President-elect Trump endorsing Johnson, The Hill reports.
Said Roy: “I remain undecided, as do a number of my colleagues, because we saw so many of the failures last year that we are concerned about that might limit or inhibit our ability to advance the president’s agenda.”
He added: “Right now, I don’t believe he has the votes on Friday.”