WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President-elect Donald Trump is backing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to combat to maintain his position main Republicans in Congress.
Trump stated in a publish on his social media Monday that Johnson “is an effective, spiritual, hard-working man” and stated the Louisiana Republican “will do the appropriate factor and we’ll proceed to WIN.”
“Mike has my full and complete assist,” Trump wrote.
Johnson’s management appeared in jeopardy after a dispute over a federal funding plan put the federal government susceptible to a shutdown earlier than Christmas. Although an settlement was reached, the dispute confirmed the bounds of Johnson’s affect and uncovered cracks in his get together’s assist.
The speaker’s first two funding plans collapsed when Trump, who will not be sworn in till Jan. 20, intervened with calls to droop or increase the federal government debt ceiling.
Johnson, who has labored onerous to remain near Trump, satisfied the president-elect that he would meet his calls for to lift the debt restrict in 2025.
Trump remained silent about Johnson’s destiny forward of the Jan. 3 management vote for greater than every week, at the same time as some Republicans stated they might not assist Johnson for the position.
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