Speaker Mike Johnson mostly stood by and nodded as President Donald Trump pitched his spending bill to reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday, but when he did speak, his praise of Trump was effusive.
"I think this was a tremendous session — you might want to say something," Trump prompted Johnson after the president met with Republican lawmakers.
"It was a great meeting, the party was unified, the House Republican Conference is excited — multiple standing ovations, they love this president, and everybody back home loves what he's doing. It's historic," Johnson said.
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On X, journalist Aaron Rupar commented, "Mike Johnson goes full North Korean and claims that House Republicans gave Trump 'multiple standing ovations' this morning."
The account of @LucasSa56947288 posted a gif of a North Korean news anchor under Rupar's post, while @ChidiNwatu posted, "The groveling is next level. Even North Korea would be jealous."
NBC News's Gabe Gutierrez seemed to confirm at least one standing ovation.
"He's right now speaking to the Republican conference behind closed doors," Gutierrez said. "We're just getting some video of the ovation that he got as he entered the room. And the president is also saying that he does not expect there to be any meaningful cuts to Medicaid in this one big, beautiful bill that he's touting."