Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to save his job as a new Congress convenes - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

83% : Trump endorsed Johnson but also said "others are very good, too," a nod to "Make America Great Again" allies in the president-elect's orbit.
56% : He said he remains undecided on the speaker's vote for Johnson, but added "my desire is to give him grace" in hopes they can deliver on the GOP agenda.
53% : "I think the holdouts are going to have to realize that, listen, Trump is right all the time," said Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, exiting the speaker's office late Thursday.
51% : The stakes are higher this year as Trump prepares to return to the White House with the House and Senate in GOP control and promising to deliver big on a 100-day agenda.
51% : "He's the one that can win right now," Trump said about Johnson at a New Year's Eve party that drew other GOP leaders to his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.
48% : Even backing from Trump himself, usually a sure bet for Republicans, is no guarantee Johnson will stay in power.
44% : "Just know that Trump is right all the time, it'll help you make a decision real simple.
35% : "But Johnson also warned that without a House speaker there would be a "constitutional crisis" heading into Jan. 6, when Congress by law is required to count the electoral votes for president, weeks before Trump is set to be inaugurated Jan. 20."We don't have any time to waste, and I think that everybody recognizes that," he said.
34% : Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year's Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions himself alongside Trump.
34% : He said he hasn't yet asked Trump to make calls to the holdouts.

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