Speaker Mike Johnson is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago to strategize for Friday's high-stakes House vote to elect a speaker for the 119th Congress. Johnson needs to secure 218 votes and faces opposition from some Republicans who are concerned about last year's failures and the national debt.
Speaker Mike Johnson is huddling with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Day, as the two strategize for a high-stakes House vote on Friday to elect a speaker for the 119th Congress .
Rep. Victoria Spartz demanded that Johnson commit to significant spending audits and cuts if he wanted her vote, adding that the House GOP should “engage competent, unbiased ‘non-swamp’ professionals” to start tackling the ballooning national debt.“He’s the one that can win right now,” the incoming president said. “People like him, almost everybody likes him.
Disgruntled House GOPers are still reeling from the passage of a government spending bill on Dec. 20 that went through multiple drafts due to Trump’s demand that it include a suspension of the nation’s debt ceiling. That didn’t pan out.
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