Mike Johnson to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago to 'map' strategy ahead of speakership vote
Source: ABC News
January 1, 2025, 9:38 AM
House Speaker Mike Johnson is spending New Year's Day with President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a showdown vote later this week to keep his leadership post. Johnson told Louisiana-based radio station News Radio 710 KEEL that he would spend the day Wednesday with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
"We're going to map out some strategy, and he wanted to take photos and do a big endorsement on that day," Johnson told the station in a story published on Tuesday. "I called him yesterday and said, 'Mr. President, let's go ahead and do that,', so he did." ABC News has reached out to Johnson's office for comment.
Trump endorsed Johnson on Monday, calling on Republicans to unite and "not blow" the opportunity after maintaining House control and winning a majority in the Senate in the November elections.
Johnson, who angered some in his own party during last month's legislative fight to fund the government and avoid the shutdown, might be able to lose only one member's support during Friday's vote -- depending on attendance.
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