Trump defends Mike Johnson at Mar-a-Lago amid threats to House speakership
By
Mabinty Quarshie
April 12, 2024 5:42 pm
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) received public words of support from former President Donald Trump as he faces the threat of losing his speakership.
Johnson visited Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Florida, Mar-a-Lago, on Friday, marking the first time the two men held a public event together since Johnson became speaker last year.
Hovering over the meeting was Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a fervent Trump ally, who filed a motion to vacate, a first step to removing Johnson as speaker, on March 22.
The beleaguered speaker is governing with a slim majority, forcing him to depend on Democratic support to pass legislation. However, Trump gave Johnson public encouragement when asked about the brewing situation with Greene.
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“The House Republicans are introducing a bill that will require proof of citizenship to vote,” Johnson said. “It seems like common sense I’m sure all of us would agree, we only want U.S. citizens to vote in U.S. elections, but there are some Democrats who don’t want to do that.”
“Our bill also will require states to remove noncitizens from their existing voter rolls. That’s a big problem too,” Johnson later said. “And it will provide access to databases from the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to help the states administer this.”
The legislation faces no chance of being signed into law as Democrats control the Senate and White House. Federal law already bans foreign nationals from voting in federal elections.
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