President-elect Trump stated he has been in contact with Republican holdouts forward of Friday afternoon’s Speaker vote, as uncertainty swirls about whether or not Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has sufficient assist to be reelected chief, and what number of rounds of voting which may take.
The president-elect, in a telephone interview with CNN, stated he spoke to Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and stated the congressman “will do what’s right for the country.”
Roy’s bid for Home Guidelines Committee chair has emerged as a key concern for these withholding assist for Johnson, with some Republicans saying that giving Roy the chair would seal far-right assist for Johnson.
Trump stated he wasn’t “telling them anything,” in calls with the holdouts Friday, however added that he’s not eyeing anybody aside from Johnson for Speaker.
“I’m just saying, Look, we had the greatest presidential election. We won the popular vote by millions of votes. We had a great — we had a great election, and it would be nice to cement the election with an election here. I mean, that would just be a big, beautiful exclamation point,” Trump informed CNN.
Trump additionally praised Johnson within the interview.
“I think the Speaker will do very well. He’s a fine man. He’s a very fine individual; he’s religious, he’s smart, he’s strong. Everybody likes him. Everybody respects him,” he stated.
In Friday’s vote, Johnson can afford to lose just one GOP vote, assuming all members are current and voting for a candidate. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is extensively seen as an immovable “no,” and roughly a dozen different conservative Republicans are undecided.
Trump boosted Johnson earlier Friday in a publish on Fact Social, writing that “a win for Mike today will be a big win for the Republican Party.”
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