Mike Johnson was re-elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday after he cut a backroom deal with Republican rebels to secure a slim majority in the chamber.
Johnson’s win on the first ballot is a success for Donald Trump, who vigorously endorsed the Louisiana lawmaker for the top job in Congress’s lower chamber and sees him as a reliable ally to implement his second term agenda.
The vote ended with 218 in favour of Johnson, 215 for Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House, and one vote for another candidate.
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