House Speaker Mike Johnson was dealt yet another blow when President Donald Trump weighed in on the bitter internal GOP fight over whether to allow members of Congress on maternity leave to vote from home.
"You’re having a baby, you should be able to call in and vote,” Trump said Thursday, as reported by The Associated Press' White House correspondent Seung Min Kim. “I’m in favor of that.”
The MAGA leader made the comments while speaking to reporters on Air Force One, where he made clear that he supports a remote voting proposal for new parents led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who herself gave birth two years ago.
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Trump’s public break from Johnson wasn’t lost on CNBC’s Emily Wilkins, who pointed out the significance of the president throwing his support behind Luna, who ignited a fight with House GOP leadership when she circulated a petition earlier this week to force the rule change.
“Woah. Given how hard Johnson has pushed to not allow proxy voting, Trump splitting with Johnson is notable,” Wilkins posted Thursday on X.
Johnson responded to Luna’s push by cancelling all floor votes in the House for the remainder of the week.