'Multiple standing ovations': Speaker Johnson ridiculed for fawning over Trump meeting
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....
May 20, 2025

