Loading ...Former President Donald Trump congratulated new House Speaker Mike Johnson, taking credit for helping him win.
“I just want to congratulate Mike Johnson. He will be a great Speaker of the House and we were very happy to help,” Trump said outside the courtroom for his civil fraud trial moments after his win.
The Republican lawmaker from Louisiana was elected Wednesday afternoon, three weeks after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.
“At this time yesterday, no one was thinking of Mike — and then we put out the word and now he’s the speaker of the House,” Trump said.
Trump called him a “tremendous man” and said he’s “going to make us all proud.”
Trump previously backed Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker but Jordan failed to reach the necessary number of votes.
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