Trump Says He Stands With Speaker Mike Johnson—Calls Motion To Vacate ‘Unfortunate’
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In a joint press conference Friday with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., former President Donald Trump said he “stand[s] with the speaker,” even as Johnson faces increasing pressure from far-right GOP House members on a motion to vacate, a charge led by Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. The presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee said he is “getting along very well with the speaker” and “getting along very well with” Greene, just hours after Greene referred to Johnson in an interview as “full of s**t.” Trump lauded Johnson, saying...
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