Former President Donald Trump called two GOP lawmakers, Reps. Ralph Norman and Self, during a golf game to urge them to support Rep. Mike Johnson for House Speaker. The calls, facilitated by Rep. Nancy Mace, resulted in the two lawmakers changing their votes and ultimately securing Johnson's victory.
Trump, 78, was apparently on the golf course, mid-round, when he spoke to two GOP lawmakers who initially voted against having Johnson serve another term as House speaker, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) — one of the holdouts — “He said, ‘Look, I’m in the middle of a golf game.’ That was the first time I talked to him,’” Norman said of his conversation with the incoming commander in chief. “He said, ‘Well, you did vote for Nikki Haley.’ I said, ‘Yes, sir, I did. We’re with you now.
’ And I said, ‘We will be with Mike Johnson,’” Norman added. South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman said Trump was golfing when he was put on speakerphone with the president-elect on Friday.The South Carolina Republican further revealed that after Johnson was re-elected to the speakership post, Trump pledged to have conservative lawmakers, like Norman, “at the table in negotiations” on policy decisions. Cops reveal Special Forces soldier’s motive for Cybertruck bombing — as he trashed 'feckless leadership' of a USA 'near collapse' Woman, 71, heading to church service fights back when teen girls attack, try to rob her in NYC subway station: 'Not today'Norman opted to vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio); Self voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.); and Massie voted for Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.). Trump spoke to Norman and Self on speakerphone after being brought in by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), according to Fox News. The incoming president said it would be “disrespectful” to voters to have the speaker vote go into a second or third ballot, adding that it would also be “disrespectful to me.”After speaking with Trump, two House Republicans flipped their votes to secure House Speaker Mike Johnson’s election to the lower chamber’s top post on Friday.Massie, who had declared before the noon vote kicked off that he wouldn’t be casting his ballot for the incumbent speaker under any circumstances, did not flip his vote. “Mike will be a Great Speaker, and our Country will be the beneficiar
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