{"id":2360618,"date":"2024-10-28T15:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-has-a-little-secret-that-is-already-having-a-big-impact-on-the-election\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:20:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:20:40","slug":"trump-says-he-has-a-little-secret-that-is-already-having-a-big-impact-on-the-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-has-a-little-secret-that-is-already-having-a-big-impact-on-the-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He Has a &#8216;Little Secret&#8217; That Is Already &#8216;Having a Big Impact&#8217; on the Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-he-has-a-little-secret-that-is-already-having-a-big-impact-on-the-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump ignited speculation during a rally in New York City by alluding to a &#8220;little secret&#8221; shared with House Speaker Mike \u200cJohnson, prompting reactions from various media\u200d outlets regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potential implications involving election integrity<\/a>. Trump&#8217;s remark led to interpretations suggesting it could be tied to plans for\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-you-dont-talk-to-your-kids-about-politics-celebrities-like-hailey-bieber-will\/\" title=\"If You Don\u2019t Talk To Your Kids About Politics, Celebrities Like Hailey Bieber Will\">contesting election results<\/a>, similar to actions taken on January 6. However, the context \u200daround Trump&#8217;s comment indicated it\u200b was likely aimed at rallying Republican\u200d support for upcoming elections, emphasizing\u200c the\u200b need for Republican candidates to be elected to strengthen \u2062their position in Congress. Trump affirmed\u2064 his support for Johnson\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tokyo-olympics-set-to-go-on-regardless-of-covid-19-pandemic\/\" title=\"Tokyo Olympics Set To Go On \u2018Regardless\u2019 Of COVID-19 Pandemic\">expressed confidence<\/a> in their ability to influence the election\u2062 positively. This statement was met with a mix of \u2063skepticism and concern, particularly among Democratic critics who\u200b sought to interpret it as a signal of a more nefarious\u2063 agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump set liberal keys to clicking Sunday as he referred to a &ldquo;little secret&rdquo; between him and House Speaker Mike Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2024\/10\/28\/trump-closes-with-cringe-00185785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> frothed that in the comment, Trump made &ldquo;potentially more sinister comments that could be a reference to the House settling a contested election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow-show\/maddowblog\/little-secret-trump-speaker-johnson-matters-rcna177574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSNBC<\/a> went on to quote Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman who read conspiracy in every syllable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the secret yesterday that [Trump] referenced very likely may relate to his compact with Mike Johnson to &mdash; as a back-up plan for when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-brings-new-ballot-security-system-online-that-will-leave-leftists-beside-themselves\/\" title=\"Virginia Brings New Ballot Security System Online That Will Leave Leftists Beside Themselves\">loses &#038;mdash<\/a>; to overturn this election on Jan. 6,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Will tell you our little secret after the elections <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SyDQJpwBzF\">pic.twitter.com\/SyDQJpwBzF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PresidentTrump4&#127818;&#127818;&#127818;&#127818;&#127818; (@FightFight45) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FightFight45\/status\/1850731473500037533?\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The critical missing context for the comment, however, was that it was simply a call for Republicans to take control of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/battleground-senate-dem-stuns-aligning-trump-dissing-biden-telling-new-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> &mdash; not some nefarious, clandestine plot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, with me, we&rsquo;ve got to get the congressmen elected,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ftNx76VxZqM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said at a rally in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And we&rsquo;ve got to get the senators elected. Because we can take the Senate pretty easily,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>And then came the comment that triggered a furious bout of anti-Trump conspiracies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think with our little secret, we&rsquo;re going to do really well with the House, right? Our little secret is having a big impact. He and I have a secret. We&rsquo;ll tell you what it is when the race is over,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The comment followed Trump&rsquo;s focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-says-speaker-mike-johnson-dead-arrival-gop-leader-vows-kill-scotus-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Donald Trump full speech at Madison Square Garden (Oct. 27, 2024)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ftNx76VxZqM?start=3113&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Speaker Mike Johnson is here and he&rsquo;s doing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-nevada-judge-orders-inspection-of-election-equipment-in-clark-county\/\" title=\"President Trump: Nevada Judge Orders Inspection of Election Equipment in Clark County\">great job<\/a>,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not easy when you have a majority of three. But he&rsquo;s done a great job. And he&rsquo;s going to continue to do a great job. And we like him. He&rsquo;s a terrific person,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I watched him just totally decapitate a fake reporter on NBC. Meet the press. Meet the fake press. What he did to her was, I think, probably that she&rsquo;ll never be the same,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then ribbed Johnson over his appearance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look at him. Such a nice-looking guy. Just that little beautiful face with the glasses. Got the little glasses. Everyone says, oh, he&rsquo;s so nice. He&rsquo;s such a nice person. He&rsquo;s not a nice person. He&rsquo;s not nice at all,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jewish-trump-supporters-completely-annihilate-nazi-rally-narrative-simple-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said, adding &ldquo;But great job. We think he&rsquo;s great. And he&rsquo;s going to be around for a long time, I predict.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson later told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/27\/mike-johnson-donald-trump-house-speaker\">Axios<\/a> Trump supports him remaining as Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have a very close working relationship with President Trump and consider him now a close friend. I know that&rsquo;s mutual, and he tells me how much confidence he has in my leadership,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I expect that he&rsquo;ll be fully supportive so that will make a big difference,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe he&rsquo;s going to be elected decisively as president, and he will be the leader of our party, and he&rsquo;ll have a large voice in everything that happens in Washington, so it&rsquo;ll be important,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Politico speculated that Trump&#8217;s remark hinted at a potentially dark plan regarding the House&#8217;s handling of a disputed election. MSNBC cited Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman, who interpreted Trump&#8217;s words as suggesting an agreement with Johnson to overturn the election if he loses on January 6. However, the essential context was that Trump was simply urging Republicans to gain control of Congress, not plotting anything sinister. At a rally in New York City, Trump emphasized the importance of electing congressmen and senators and expressed confidence in their success with his &#8220;little secret.&#8221; He praised Johnson&#8217;s leadership while joking about his appearance and noted their close working relationship, indicating that Trump would support him as Speaker moving forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2360619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dinny-boy.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,40264,43885,32603,3634],"class_list":["post-2360618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-election-impact","tag-little-secret","tag-political-news","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dinny-boy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}