Trump backs Johnson to hold on to House Speaker

President-elect Donald Trump gave his “complete” and “total” support to Mike Johnson ahead of next month’s expected battle to hold on to the House speaker.

“The American people need IMMEDIATE relief from all the destructive policies of the last administration. Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday. “He will do the right thing and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my complete and total support. MAGA!!!”

Trump, who championed the GOP as the “Party of COMMON SENSE,” also included a warning to Republicans.

“We ran a flawless campaign, after spending FAR LESS, with lots of money left over. They ran a very expensive ‘sinking ship’ and embraced the DOJ & FBI WEAPONS against their political opponent, ME. BUT IT DIDN’T WORK, IT WAS A DISASTER!!!” Trump wrote, adding: “DON’T BLOW THE GOOD OPPORTUNITY WE’VE GOT.”

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks with President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the 125th Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium on December 14, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Getty Images)

Describing his victory as the culmination of a “magnificent and historic 2024 presidential election,” Trump recounted how he and Vice President-elect JD Vance won seven swing states, 317 electoral college votes and the popular vote among millions of voters. Trump also criticized how it took several weeks after Election Day for the state of California to certify its results.

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After last week’s government funding battle, Fox News predicted that anywhere from four to 10 Republicans could oppose Johnson in the speaker’s race, scheduled for Jan. 3.

Congress balked at a staggering 1,500-page spending bill, then defeated a narrow 116-page bill — which Trump approved. Things got worse when the House mustered just a scant 174 votes in favor of the Trump-backed bill, with 38 Republicans voting no. The circumstances became even more dire when the House actually voted to avert a holiday government shutdown — but passed the bill with more Democrats (196) than Republicans (170). 34 Republicans voted no.

Republican Party divisions reared their heads over the past week on another issue — immigration, as Trump’s DOGE co-chairs Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk advocated for H1-B visas to hire foreign skilled workers.

Trump listens as House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on April 12, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Although Trump saw a decisive victory in November, Republicans hold the majority in the House by only five seats.

Trump’s post on Monday also repeated allegations that Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign spent millions of dollars on celebrities.

“Republicans are praised for running a ‘legendary’ campaign! Democrats are vilified for their efforts after wasting $2.5 billion, much of it unanticipated, while some is used to illegally buy endorsements,” wrote he.

“($11,000,000 to Beyoncé, who never even sang a song, $2,000,000 to Oprah for next to nothing, and even $500,000 to Reverend AL, a professional con artist and instigator who agreed to ‘interview’ their ‘star-studded’ candidates , Kamala and Joe),” Trump added.

Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, took to Instagram in November to deny reports that her daughter accepted up to $10 million to support Harris at a rally in Texas.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., shakes hands with Trump on stage at a meeting of the Republican National Convention on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“The lie is that Beyonce was paid $10 million to speak at a Houston rally for Vice President Kamala Harris. When in fact: Beyonce didn’t receive a dime to speak at a presidential candidate’s Vice President Kamala Harris’s Rally in Houston,” Tina Knowles wrote at the time .

Campaign finance records confirm that the Harris campaign paid Oprah Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Productions, $1 million.

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Harris sat down for a friendly interview on October 20 with MSNBC host Al Sharpton, an outspoken supporter of Harris and the Democratic Party. After Harris’ defeat by Trump, FEC applications revealed that the Harris campaign made two $250,000 donations to Sharpton’s nonprofit in September and October. MSNBC later said it was “unaware” that Harris’ presidential campaign paid $500,000 to Sharpton’s National Action Network.

Fox News’ Chad Pergram and Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.