House Speaker Mike Johnson provided a big update after he met with President-elect Donald Trump this week.
During an interview on Fox News with host Sean Hannity, Johnson spoke about Trump joining Republicans on Capitol Hill to celebrate the party winning back the White House and U.S. Senate as well as keeping control of the House.
Johnson did not mince his words and vowed that Republicans would get Trump’s agenda passed a a breakneck speed.
“We’re going to be very aggressive; we’re going to move the America First Agenda for the American people beginning on day one,” Johnson said.
On Wednesday, House Republicans backed Johnson as their leader in the upcoming Congress. This came after Trump gave the Louisiana politician his full support at a meeting on Capitol Hill. During a closed-door meeting at the Hyatt Regency, just a few steps from the Capitol, Johnson, the 56th House speaker, received a voice vote for re-election. There were no complaints, the New York Post reported.
Trump had also told lawmakers during his visit to Capitol Hill that he was with Johnson “all the way.” Trump told Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., to “stick together” in the next congressional term, two sources said.
