Trump called 2 last-minute GOP ‘yes’ votes ahead of Johnson’s victory by Mychael Schnell - 01/03/25 3:43 PM ET President-elect Trump called two of the final Republican holdouts before they switched their votes in support of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), sources told The Hill, underscoring the incoming president’s influence in the House GOP conference. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), who initially voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), who initially voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), both confirmed they spoke with Trump on Friday afternoon after withholding their support from Johnson, a posture that would have left the Louisiana Republican short of the Speaker’s gavel. Both lawmakers are members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. “TRUMP WAS GREAT !!” Norman told The Hill in a text message. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) also called Trump after Johnson appeared to fall short of the Speakership and spoke with the holdouts, a source told The Hill. Norman and Self, along with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), were the only Republicans who withheld support from Johnson during the first ballot of Friday’s Speakership race. Massie, who publicly announced his opposition to Johnson in the lead-up to the election, voted for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.). All other Republicans threw their support behind Johnson, and all Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), meaning those three GOP defections would have been enough to keep Johnson from clinching the gavel.
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President-elect Trump called two of the final Republican holdouts before they switched their votes in support of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), sources told The Hill, underscoring the incoming president’s influence in the House GOP conference. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), who initially voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), who initially voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), both confirmed they spoke with Trump on Friday afternoon after withholding their support from Johnson, a posture that would have left the Louisiana Republican short of the Speaker’s gavel. Both lawmakers are members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. “TRUMP WAS GREAT !!” Norman told The Hill in a text message. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) also called Trump after Johnson appeared to fall short of the Speakership and spoke with the holdouts, a source told The Hill. Norman and Self, along with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), were the only Republicans who withheld support from Johnson during the first ballot of Friday’s Speakership race. Massie, who publicly announced his opposition to Johnson in the lead-up to the election, voted for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.). All other Republicans threw their support behind Johnson, and all Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), meaning those three GOP defections would have been enough to keep Johnson from clinching the gavel.