President-elect Donald Trump urged Republicans to support Rep. Mike Johnson for Speaker of the House, stating that a victory for Johnson would be a 'big win' for the Republican Party. Johnson faces a potentially close vote in the House, where Republicans hold a slim majority. To secure the speakership, Johnson needs the support of nearly every Republican in the House, as Democrats are expected to nominate Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
President-elect Donald Trump urged fellow Republicans to select Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker of the House of Representatives.
"Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Republicans have 219 seats in the new Congress. Democrats, who are set to nominate Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York as speaker, hold 215 seats.
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