{"id":2384884,"date":"2024-12-30T20:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T01:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-praises-trump-for-backing-speaker-johnson-art-of-the-deal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T20:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T01:55:47","slug":"gaetz-praises-trump-for-backing-speaker-johnson-art-of-the-deal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-praises-trump-for-backing-speaker-johnson-art-of-the-deal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz praises Trump for backing Speaker Johnson: \u2018Art of the deal\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fgaetz-praises-trump-for-backing-speaker-johnson-art-of-the-deal-washington-examiner%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=2384884&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 Florida Representative Matt\u200b Gaetz has expressed \u2062strong support for President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement \u200cof House Speaker Mike Johnson amid \u2062challenges to Johnson\u2019s leadership. With some Republicans \u2062threatening to withdraw \u200csupport from Johnson, Trump\u2019s endorsement is seen \u2062as a critical boost.\u200d Gaetz remarked that Trump&#8217;s backing signifies \u200cthe \u201cfutility\u201d of resistance against Johnson, citing Trump&#8217;s influential book, &#8220;Art of the \u2064Deal,&#8221; to highlight the strategic importance of this endorsement. Gaetz, \u2064a \u2062long-time Trump ally, also noted that Republicans should rally\u200d behind Johnson to help him reach his full\u200c potential \u200das \u2062speaker.Despite his close ties to\u2064 Trump, Gaetz&#8217;s political career faced setbacks following allegations\u2062 of misconduct.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gaetz praises Trump for backing Speaker Johnson: &lsquo;Art of the deal&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1924098\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Florida Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-gaetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> issued a strong approval of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s decision to endorse House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) as he fights to keep his position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With some House Republicans threatening to withhold vital support to Johnson&rsquo;s bid to keep the speaker&rsquo;s gavel this week, Johnson received a pivotal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3272193\/trump-endorses-mike-johnson-for-speaker-amid-growing-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">endorsement<\/a> from Trump on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz celebrated Trump&rsquo;s move in a statement the same day, saying that the resistance to Johnson is &ldquo;now futile&rdquo; as he referenced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s famous bestseller, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trump-Art-Deal-Donald-J\/dp\/0399594493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Art of the Deal<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump endorsing Johnson is &lsquo;art of the deal&rsquo; level practicality,&rdquo; Gaetz said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1873765893689503943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">post<\/a> to X that asked Republicans to unite to make the House speaker &ldquo;the best version of himself.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has been an ardent Trump supporter for years. Their relationship became even more prominent in November when the president-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3229178\/trump-nominates-matt-gaetz-as-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">nominated<\/a> Gaetz to become the country&rsquo;s next attorney general. The nomination ultimately failed after Gaetz became mired in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3269804\/matt-gaetz-charges-florida-house-ethics-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">allegations<\/a> of sexual misconduct contained in a now-released House Ethics Committee report.<\/p>\n<p>Although he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3229634\/gaetz-resigns-house-ahead-attorney-general-confirmation-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">resigned<\/a> from his House seat, Gaetz continued to push his former colleagues to support Johnson, expressing concern that opposing the speaker could delay the lower chamber&rsquo;s role in certifying Trump&rsquo;s Electoral College win. He also suggested that the movement to remove Johnson was critically different from the fight he helped lead to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We could never have held up McCarthy two years ago for concessions if a Trump certification hung in the balance.&nbsp; Now, it does,&rdquo; Gaetz said.  &ldquo;We were able to hold up McCarthy because Republican voters weren&rsquo;t all that eager to see us getting back to being Biden&rsquo;s bitch (which Kevin ultimately did anyway).&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump endorsing Johnson is &ldquo;art of the deal&rdquo; level practicality. <\/p>\n<p>We could never have held up McCarthy two years ago for concessions if a Trump certification hung in the balance.  Now, it does. <\/p>\n<p>We were able to hold up McCarthy because Republican voters weren&rsquo;t all that eager&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1873765893689503943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Spurred by disagreements over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-bank-president-sends-dire-warning-about-inflation-its-spreading-out\/\" title=\"Fed Bank President Sends Dire Warning About Inflation: \u2018It\u2019s Spreading Out\u2019\">government spending packages<\/a> and other issues, Gaetz and McCarthy have engaged in a bitter<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3242085\/mccarthy-revels-matt-gaetz-nomination-falling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> feud<\/a> since January 2023, even after McCarthy was toppled from the speaker&rsquo;s position last fall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Similar to some of Gaetz&rsquo;s concerns about McCarthy last year, the current speaker drama has been fueled largely by some Republicans&rsquo; antipathy toward how Johnson handled a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">major government spending deal earlier<\/a> this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saying Johnson has worked with the Democratic Party &ldquo;to send money to Ukraine, authorize spying on Americans, and blow the budget,&rdquo; Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3272394\/mike-johnson-path-speakership-unclear-despite-trump-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">emerged<\/a> as a ringleader of efforts to oust Johnson, holding firm in his opposition against the speaker even after Trump&rsquo;s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers will vote on Jan. 3 to determine whether Johnson keeps his gavel. With only a slim Republican majority in the lower chamber, Johnson can only afford to lose one vote from his conference, assuming everyone shows up and Democrats are opposed, if he wishes to keep his position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1924098\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1924098\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaetz lauds Trump for endorsing Speaker Johnson: &#8216;Art of the deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2384885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gaetz-trump-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3624,35903,3634],"class_list":["post-2384884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gaetz","tag-speaker-johnson","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gaetz-trump-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384884","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384884"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384888,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384884\/revisions\/2384888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}