The way is paved for Donald Trump: Mike Johnson was re-elected as president of the US House of Representatives

In a legislative vote that was released this Friday, Mike Johnson was reelected as speaker of the House of Representatives (the equivalent of Deputies in Argentina) of the USA. The influence of donald trumpwas essential to achieve the necessary wills within the Republican Party.

Johnson had assumed the role in October 2023 after the internal Democratic Party. To achieve re-election, he needed to obtain more than half of the 435 possible votes in the precinct. Although the Republicans have 220 representatives, the absence of the Floridian Matt Gaetz He left him without margin before the 215 Democrats, who nominated and voted without fissures for the legislator. Hakeem Jeffries.

That was where the negotiations began: In a first vote, three Republicans did not support Johnson and they prevented him from exceeding half of the endorsements. However, in a second instance the re-elected head of the House of Representatives obtained the endorsements of congressmen Keith Self and Ralph Normanleaving the Virginian isolated Thomas Massie as the only member of the Republican Party who did not support Trump’s favorite.

Donald Trump’s reaction: “America will be better than ever”

At all times, Michael Johnson had the support of donald trumpwho used social networks to express his support for the Republican leader. Prior to his re-election, the future president considered that ““The American people need immediate relief from all the destructive policies of the last administration.”.

This is how he highlighted that Johnson “is a good, hard-working and religious man. He will do the right thing and we will continue winning.” Once his continuity as head of the House of RepresentativesTrump insisted that “the American people have waited four years to have common sense, strength and leadership and now they will have it“.

“Congratulations to the leader Mike Johnson for receiving an unprecedented vote of confidence in Congress”the elected president celebrated and considered that “the United States will be better than ever.”

First statements by Mike Johnson

After thanking the support of donald trumpthe re-elected president of the House of Representatives, Michael Johnsonmade an assessment of what will be his second term and considered that “the American people have demanded the end of the status quo and a return to fiscal sanity. “That is why the citizens of our great country gave President Trump the White House and Republican control of both houses of Congress.”

“If we do not fulfill our electoral promise of fiscal responsibility, we do not deserve to keep power. The national debt is a serious threat to the economic and national security of the United States, and no issue better exemplifies the failures of Congress,” he considered on his social network account X.

In this framework, he committed to “creating a working group composed of independent experts, not corrupted by special interests” for “the implementation of the recommended government and spending reforms to protect the taxpayer“; to carry out “audits of the federal agencies and entities created by Congress and issue a report to my office for public disclosure”; and “expose irresponsible or illegal practices and hold accountable agencies/individuals who have weaponized the government against the American people.”

In closing, Johnson noted that “If we want to restore fiscal responsibility, we must start by being transparent about the dollars being spentaddress the problems we found, and then hold accountable those who have wasted funds. “Republicans have a mandate to implement the ‘America First’ agenda, and as speaker, that will be my priority.”