Trump offers conditional support for Mike Johnson after spending deal debacle

Published December 19, 2024 11:45am ET



President-elect Donald Trump offered public support to embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), whose speakership could be in jeopardy after House Republicans rejected a continuing resolution Wednesday to fund the government.

“If the speaker acts decisively, and tough, and gets rid of all of the traps being set by the Democrats, which will economically and, in other ways, destroy our country, he will easily remain speaker,” Trump told Fox News Digital

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