Leigh Ann Caldwell: Donald Trump’s Endorsement of Johnson Has Swayed a Lot of Republicans

BERMAN Leigh Ann you ░░░░░░░░ said that the confidence ░░░░░░░░ Johnson is projecting outwardly ░░░░░░░░ t what you are ░░░░░░░░ or what people are ░░░░░░░░ behind the scenes So ░░░░░░░░ are people saying behind ░░░░░░░░ scenes this morning CALDWELL ░░░░░░░░ people think that he ░░░░░░░░ not going to get ░░░░░░░░ on the first ballot ░░░░░░░░ if he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ there on the first ░░░░░░░░ remember they vote again ░░░░░░░░ they vote as many ░░░░░░░░ as Johnson is still ░░░░░░░░ the race and until ░░░░░░░░ is a speaker elected ░░░░░░░░ so people think that ░░░░░░░░ eventually he will get ░░░░░░░░ but how many ballots ░░░░░░░░ takes is another question ░░░░░░░░ you know another thing ░░░░░░░░ I m hearing is ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ Johnson has really struggled ░░░░░░░░ is meeting the demands ░░░░░░░░ this hard right faction ░░░░░░░░ these spending bills And ░░░░░░░░ was this was escalated ░░░░░░░░ just last month when ░░░░░░░░ came to a bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ with Democrats on a ░░░░░░░░ term government spending bill ░░░░░░░░ is something that s ░░░░░░░░ to persistently be more ░░░░░░░░ for Johnson Now he ░░░░░░░░ working with Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ s part of what ░░░░░░░░ s argument is He ░░░░░░░░ saying Look moving forward ░░░░░░░░ the next two years ░░░░░░░░ are going to have ░░░░░░░░ Republican Senate a Republican ░░░░░░░░ the White House and ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ easier to do what ░░░░░░░░ Republican conference wants And ░░░░░░░░ you know he s ░░░░░░░░ that these hard line ░░░░░░░░ buy into that and ░░░░░░░░ the fact that he ░░░░░░░░ dealing with a divided ░░░░░░░░ before and moving forward ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ But Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ of Mike Johnson has ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the numbers could be ░░░░░░░░ greater if Trump had ░░░░░░░░ come out in support ░░░░░░░░ Johnson.”