A time to unify: Trump, Johnson, and the future of the GOP

Published January 3, 2025 6:00am ET



As President-elect Donald Trump expresses his support for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), our nation faces a bigger problem at stake for Republicans and for the United States in 2025 — the decision of whether our representatives will unify to help all Americans.

What’s the difference between a unified GOP House and one where members hold out their votes on a mixture of priorities before they are willing to step up and take hard votes together on a prioritized basis?

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