Will Mike Johnson Be a Casualty of Congress' Spending Fight?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Johnson will need to figure out a way to please rank-and-file members, right-wingers, and Trump.
53% : "For most of Johnson's often precarious tenure as speaker, he has been able to draw support from Trump.
47% : But then came the fight over government funding, and suddenly Johnson is finding himself hemmed in by his own party, the president-elect, legislative realities, and a ticking clock.
38% : On Thursday, Trump even suggested abolishing the debt ceiling and in an interview with Fox News Digital called for anyone who "supports a bill that doesn't take care of" that limit to face primary challenges.
30% : "Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025," Trump tweeted in a joint statement with Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.
23% : "Raising the debt ceiling -- which Trump said was "not great" but something he'd rather do "on Biden's watch" -- had not previously been part of the equation.
20% : As a final death blow, Trump spoke out against it.
20% : Trump also suggested a vague pathway for how Johnson could hang on to his office.

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