President-elect Donald Trump has revealed who he is endorsing to be the Speaker of the House during his administration, which will begin taking over from the Biden White House in less than a month. And his pick is probably going to shock a lot of folks, particularly after this most recent battle over the House spending bill. Trump is backing current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to continue in his role. His support for Johnson comes after several days of speculation suggested that some House Republicans were going to challenge his speakership due in large part to very thin margin the GOP has in the House.
“LETS NOT BLOW THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHICH WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN,” Trump stated in a post published on social media. “The American people need IMMEDIATE relief from all of the destructive policies of the last Administration. 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!!!”
According to The Daily Wire, Johnson then responded to Trump’s support by thanking him, saying he was “honored and humbled by his support, as always.”
“Together, we will quickly deliver on your America First agenda and usher in the new golden age of America,” Johnson replied. “The American people demand and deserve that we waste no time. Let’s get to work!”
Thank you, President Trump! I’m honored and humbled by your support, as always.
Together, we will quickly deliver on your America First agenda and usher in the new golden age of America.
The American people demand and deserve that we waste no time. Let’s get to work! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ljGrB08dRh
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) December 30, 2024
The rest of Trump’s statement focused on the results of the 2024 elections. He said that the primary reason the Republican Party won was that it was the party of “common sense.”
“ALL SEVEN SWING STATES, 312 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, AND THE POPULAR VOTE BY MILLIONS OF VOTERS (Despite large scale voter fraud taking place in numerous states, including California, where votes are ridiculously still being counted, or under review!), ALL WON WITH EASE, CALM, & PROFESSIONALISM,” the president-elect later wrote. “Republicans are being praised for having run a ‘legendary’ campaign!”
“Democrats are being excoriated for their effort, having wasted 2.5 Billion Dollars, much of it unaccounted for, with some being used to illegally buy endorsements ($11,000,000 to Beyoncé, who never even sang a song, $2,000,000 to Oprah for doing next to nothing, and even $500,000 to Reverend AL, a professional con man and instigator, who agreed to ‘interview’ their ‘star spangled’ candidates, Kamala and Joe),” he added in the post. “We ran a flawless campaign, having spent FAR LESS, with lots of money left over. They ran a very expensive ‘sinking ship,’ embracing DOJ & FBI WEAPONIZATION against their political opponent, ME. BUT IT DIDN’T WORK, IT WAS A DISASTER!!!”
It’s going to be interesting to see what other members of the GOP have to say about Trump supporting Johnson. Many both within the government and advocates alike refer to Johnson as a RINO or “Republican in Name Only” due to the several times during his tenure as speaker he has compromised with progressive Democrats. It’s scared many an individual in the MAGA camp as it could indicate he might not fully embrace Trump’s platform for the country.