"President-elect Trump personally whipped votes for Speaker Mike Johnson ahead of Friday's pivotal vote in the House. Trump made calls to undecided Republicans."
"There is cautious optimism in Trump world that Johnson will be elected as Speaker on the first ballot, but there is some doubt acknowledged by his team."
"The math for Johnson was anything but guaranteed as nearly a dozen House GOP members were still holding out, and he can only afford to lose one vote."
"No one wants to be THE Republican who sunk the Speaker, so 2-3 members would need to join forces to block Mike Johnson for now."
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