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Johnson Pleads With GOP to Avoid ‘Palace Drama’ as His Speakership Teeters on Razor-Thin Vote

TRAGIC JOHNSON

President-elect Trump’s team is telling Republicans he “won’t soon forgive or forget” if they cross him and vote against Johnson’s speakership.

Sean Craig
Sean Craig
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson welcomes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump onstage at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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