GOP Rep Demands 'Assurances' from Mike Johnson Ahead of Speaker Vote

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Spartz posted on X, "I understand why President Trump is endorsing Speaker Johnson as he did Speaker Ryan, which is definitely important.
53% : Trump endorsed Johnson to remain speaker on Monday, saying in a Truth Social post that he is a "good, hard working, religious man" who "will do the right thing.
48% : "President Trump will be able to save America only if we have a speaker with courage, vision and a plan -- also public commitment to the American people how he will help deliver President Trump's agenda to drain the swamp," Sparz added in another post on X.The congresswoman also released a statement Monday, saying in part, "Congress has abandoned its constitutional duty to the American people to properly oversee the spending of their hard-earned money paid as taxes.
34% : McCain ultimately did unendorse Trump.
33% : Politico noted that Trump had emphasized how important it would be to have a unified party, hence his decision to back Ryan and McCain.
30% : "The lawmaker linked to a Politico article from 2016 reporting that Trump had decided to endorse then-House Speaker Paul Ryan and then-Sen. John McCain in their primary contests.
3% : So Spartz appeared to be arguing that Trump is endorsing Johnson out of political expediency, but it could end up as badly with the current speaker as it did with Ryan and McCain for the president-elect during his first term.

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