Johnson declines to endorse Rosendale following Trumpworld backlash

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will not endorse Rep. Matt Rosendale’s (R-MT) expected Senate run after facing blowback from within Trumpworld and Montana’s congressional delegation.

Johnson called at least one Trump-aligned senator and one Trump-aligned congressman to tell them he has no plans to endorse Rosendale, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Punchbowl News reported that he would earlier Thursday morning, citing multiple sources.

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