Trump endorses Mike Johnson, responds to Jimmy Carter's death 21 days ahead of inauguration

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

91% : Johnson thanked Trump, saying he is "honored and humbled" by the support.
70% : "Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
69% : "Trump later wrote that although he "strongly" disagreed with Carter philosophically and politically, he realized that the former president "truly loved and respected" the U.S. and all it stands for."He worked hard to make America a better place, and for that I give him my highest respect," Trump said.
62% : Trump said Johnson "is a good, hard working, religious man" and said he "will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN" in a post on Truth Social.
51% : "After the passing of former president Jimmy Carter, flags are expected to be at half staff when Donald Trump is sworn in to his second term on Inauguration Day.
49% : Elon Musk and Vivek Ramazwamy, Trump's picks to run the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, posted on social media in favor of expanding the visa program.
46% : That's why we have them," Trump told The New York Post on Saturday.
42% : we see a lot of Trump, we see a lot of his cabinet picks.
36% : The judge also had allowed the jury to view the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape in which Trump boasted in 2005 about grabbing women's genitals because when someone is a star, "you can do anything.""We conclude that Mr. Trump has not demonstrated that the district court erred in any of the challenged rulings," the 2nd Circuit said.
33% : The support from Trump comes despite frustration from Republicans over a spending deal Johnson pushed through the House that failed to raise the debt limit.
30% : Trump skipped the trial after repeatedly denying the attack ever happened.
28% : "With under a month until Trump's inauguration, Republican strategist Corrine Clark says she thinks Trump will "hit the ground running on some things that are within his executive control.
27% : "So I think the solution here President Trump has actually articulated in 2020 is to reform that system and, you know, get rid of the abuses, make it merit-based and make sure that we're not undercutting wages and having, you know, Americans train their foreign replacements.
25% : The speaker's first two funding plans collapsed as Trump, who does not take the oath of office until Jan. 20, interceded with calls to suspend or lift the government debt ceiling.
23% : The longtime magazine columnist had testified at a 2023 trial that Trump turned a friendly encounter in spring 1996 into a violent attack after they playfully entered the store's dressing room.
20% : And Trump has a hard time, you know, really sharing that that center stage.
17% : The second trial resulted from comments then-President Trump made in 2019 after Carroll first made the accusations publicly in a memoir.
16% : In its ruling, a three-judge panel of the appeals court rejected claims by Trump's lawyers that trial Judge Lewis A. Kaplan had made multiple decisions that spoiled the trial, including his decision to allow two other women who had accused Trump of sexually abusing them to testify.
14% : "A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury's finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
1% : WASHINGTON - JUMP TO: Trump endorses Mike Johnson for House Speaker | Appeals court upholds $5 million award in sexual abuse verdict against Trump | Jimmy Carter dead at 100: Trump & Biden respond | Flags to fly at half staff on Inauguration Day | H-1B visa feud: Trump defends visas amidst rift | Looking ahead to 2025: Donald Trump & JD Vance | Trump transition news todayPresident-elect Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson Monday ahead of a critical vote this week.

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