Speaker Johnson Talks Election Strategy With Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Republican leaders are targeting down-the-ballot victories in November.

(Left) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 15, 2024. (Right) Former President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall in Greenville, S.C., on Feb. 20, 2024. Kevin Dietsch, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) spent President’s Day with appropriate company.

With Congress in recess until Feb. 28, Mr. Johnson took time out from a House GOP leadership retreat in South Florida to strategize with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate.