The Republicans Barely Elect a Speaker

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

86% : And although Trump backed McCarthy two years ago, he was more politically invested in Johnson's success today.
58% : He pledged to create a pair of working groups to audit federal spending and work with Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency to implement "recommended government and spending reforms."
37% : They are far more hawkish on spending than Trump, who showed little concern for deficits in his first term and has pushed Republicans to raise or even eliminate the debt ceiling before he takes office -- a move that could smooth the passage of costly tax cuts.
27% : The effort he expended to keep the speaker's gavel portends a tough slog for Trump, who endorsed Johnson's bid.

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