Trump endorses Mike Johnson to return as US House speaker, despite backlash

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

89% : "For his part, Johnson thanked Trump for his support as he seeks a second full year as speaker.
84% : "I respect and support President Trump, but his endorsement of Mike Johnson is going to work out about as well as his endorsement of Speaker Paul Ryan," Massie wrote on social media, referencing a previous House speaker Trump backed.
83% : In a post to his online platform Truth Social on Monday, Trump appealed to his Make America Great
44% : "We are the Party of COMMON SENSE, a primary reason that we WON," Trump wrote.
43% : Trump wrote.
43% : On Monday, however, Trump sought to distance the Republican Party from that past upheaval.
41% : Trump himself is slated to take office for a second term on January 20.
40% : And then there was the omission of a key priority Trump himself had advanced.
32% : But on social media, Trump called for debt ceiling negotiations to happen under outgoing President Joe Biden, a Democrat, rather than during his incoming administration.
31% : Trump had called on the budget bill to contain language extending or abolishing the debt ceiling, which limits how much the federal government can borrow.
29% : "A weak legislative branch, beholden to the swamp, will not be able to achieve the mandate voters gave Trump and Congress in November.
11% : Already, Massie has reiterated that Johnson will not receive his vote, no matter what Trump has said.

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