Ron Johnson said he will not vote for Trump's plan to eliminate the debt limit, but will "negotiate in terms of how far" to increase it.
The win came after a tense stand-off with House Republicans and a phone call from Donald Trump to two members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus.
The House will vote at noon Friday to select a speaker. Johnson is expected to win nearly all Republican votes, but just a handful of GOP defections could be enough to stop him.
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) said on Sunday he doesn’t think Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) would have been reelected to his leadership post without the backing of President-elect Trump. “Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his support for Mike Johnson with a post on Truth Social on Friday morning, saying “Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support.
Trump doubled down on his endorsement of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday morning, hours before a high-stakes House vote on whether to keep him in power.
President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress.
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday gave his blessing to Mike Johnson in the pending race for House speaker, according to social media.
Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday won re-election to the top post in the House, salvaging his job in a dramatic last-minute turnabout by putting down a revolt from conservatives. He won with just enough votes to clinch the gavel, 218 to 215, but the vote reflected the steep challenge he faces in governing a slim and fractious majority. Read more ›
The reversal leading to Johnson’s victory comes after President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Johnson and said he would make calls on Johnson’s behalf in the days leading up to the vote for a speaker, which must be completed before the House can conduct any further business.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Capitol Hill.