Donald Trump backs Mike Johnson for House speaker

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

84% : House Speaker Mike Johnson with Donald Trump during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on April 12, in Palm Beach, Fla.Joe Raedle / Getty Images file President-elect Donald Trump backed House Speaker Mike Johnson in his campaign to hold onto the gavel, writing on his social media platform that Johnson has his "Complete & Total Endorsement." "Speaker Mike John­son is a good, hard work­ing, re­li­gious man.
51% : He will do the right thing, and we will con­tinue to WIN," Trump said on Truth So­cial Monday.
49% : Trump, who will begin his second term in office on Jan. 20, with plans for a sweeping reform agenda focused on immigration and other priorities, urged his party to stick together heading into 2025.
42% : Republicans voted against the plan and then voted down a slimmed-down agreement that included a demand by Trump to raise the debt ceiling, though the true deadline to lift the nation's borrowing limit is not likely to come until mid-next-year.
24% : "I'm not persuaded by the 'hurry up and elect him so we can certify the election on J6' argument," Massie said in a post to X. "A weak legislative branch, beholden to the swamp, will not be able to achieve the mandate voters gave Trump and Congress in November.

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