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Trump Is Impossible to Manage. Did Mike Johnson Somehow Figure It Out?

Trump seems to be keeping quiet about this latest spending deal, doing Johnson a favor that Trump was loath to do for other speakers.

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Speaker Mike Johnson talks to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

By Riley Rogerson, Reese Gorman and Tinashe Chingarande

September 25, 2024 05:00 AM

As Mike Johnson navigates a spending deal that relies mostly on Democratic votes — a congressional sacrilege in the GOP — Donald Trump appears to be keeping quiet.

For now, at least.

Republican speakers haven’t exactly had the best track record managing Trump.