Trump Says ‘I Stand With the Speaker’ as Johnson Faces Ouster Threat

The former president says Mr. Johnson is ‘doing a very good job’ and ‘about as good as you’re going to do’ in the position.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) hold a press conference at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on April 12, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump confirmed that he backs House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) amid threats by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to oust him.

“I stand with the speaker,” President Trump said at a joint press conference with Mr. Johnson at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on April 12.