And we hit the road and we drove 12 hours through the storms, through the rain, through the night, just so we could vote on the big, beautiful bill. The last thing I want to say two more things, is that When we elected Mike Johnson as Speaker in January, it was really important for Donald Trump to get the speaker that he wanted. and that we did it in the first try, because if we didn't do it in the first try, it was going to be days, weeks and months before we had a Speaker of the House. (12:51–13:00)
CLAIM
Asserts that electing Mike Johnson as Speaker was important for Donald Trump.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.