House Speaker Mike Johnson marked President’s Day by speaking with former President Donald Trump about the 2024 election cycle at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Fox News Digital reported.
This comes as Mr Trump’s last major primary opponent, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, announced on Tuesday that she would remain in the race despite losing every race to Mr Trump to date. This was in response to the incident.
“Speaker Johnson met with President Trump in Florida on Monday to discuss expanding the majority and securing Republican victories in the November vote,” Johnson campaign spokesman Greg Steele told Fox News Digital. ” he said.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed solidarity with former President Trump on Monday, a day before former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley announced she would not be withdrawing from the 2024 race. (Getty Images)
Also attending the meeting with Johnson was Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the campaign arm of House Republicans. They were in Florida for the House Republican leadership’s annual dinner.
The NRCC did not respond to the group’s request to read its own meeting details. President Trump’s spokesperson also did not respond to a request for comment.
House Republican leaders are showing unprecedented unity around Trump, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination. Earlier this month, Johnson released a video calling on Republicans to unite around Trump.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s campaign shared this image with Fox News Digital after meeting with former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago. (Fox News)
“Following his victories in Iowa, New Hampshire, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Nevada, it’s time for Republicans to unite behind President Trump so we can end the disastrous Biden presidency. “We can now focus on increasing our parliamentary majority.” short clip.
“I am confident that he will be the next president of the United States, and I very much look forward to doing so.”
Johnson endorsed Trump for president last November, days after Trump won the speaker’s gavel. Hudson endorsed him in November 2022.
The speaker’s video not only calls for unity, but also appears to condemn Haley for remaining in the race.
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Rep. Richard Hudson, the House Republican campaign chairman, also met with former President Trump on Monday. (Getty Images)
The former South Carolina governor and Trump administration official struck a defiant tone during a speech in Greenville, South Carolina, on Tuesday, days before his home state’s primary election.
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“Some of you, maybe some of us here in the media, came here today to see if I was going to withdraw from the race. Well, I don’t think so, but there far from,” Haley said. “I’m running for president because I have a country to save.”
Fox News Digital did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Haley’s campaign about Trump’s meeting with Johnson and Hudson.
