Speaker Johnson Says He Has Trump’s Backing on Proxy Voting for Members Who Are New Parents

Trump had told reporters on Air Force One that House members should be able to vote remotely, though he deferred to Johnson.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Feb. 5, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on April 4 that President Donald Trump supports him when it comes to voting by proxy in the House.

“Thank you, [Donald Trump] for your leadership: ‘Mike, you have my proxy on proxy voting.’ America is grateful to have a President who appreciates and understands the complexity of legislative branch issues and governing with a razor-thin House majority. Democrats tried proxy voting before and it was terribly abused. We cannot open that Pandora’s box again,” Johnson wrote in a post on social media platform X.