Speaker of the House Mike Johnson spoke exclusively to Fox News Digital about the accomplishments of the second Donald Trump administration.
Johnson said Trump has accomplished more in the first 100 days of his tenure than “most politicians or presidents accomplish in their entire lifetimes.”
Johnson says Trump’s “flurry of activity” during his first three months is setting the table for the reconciliation bill.
“So much of what we’ve done is leading up to the big reconciliation bill, and that is the legislative vehicle, as I’ve explained to people, it will help us, through which we will deliver the president’s America First agenda,” Johnson told Fox News Digital.
“We’ve done it with arguably the smallest margin in the history of the Congress, so challenges every day, but it’s been very rewarding to lead us through that.”
While Congress has worked to pass the Laken Riley Act and made strides in protecting women’s sports, Johnson admits many of Trump’s biggest moves were his own.
“He’s issued, I think, 110 executive orders and many other executive actions. And we’ve been working to codify so much of that. It’s been kind of a partnership,” Johnson said.
Johnson said he doesn’t feel like Republicans have empowered Trump by ceding authority.
“I don’t think we’ve ceded any authority. I think that he’s doing what is within his scope to do. There’s an assumption made by Congress that the administration, whoever is in the administration, will use the money that is appropriated to the executive branch as a good steward, that they will take every measure possible to prevent fraud, waste and abuse,” Johnson said.
“And tariffs as well – the president, whomever is president, has a responsibility and I think an expectation from Congress that they will deal with unfair trade partners around the globe.”
Johnson doesn’t believe Trump has committed any presidential overreach.
“I don’t think the president has engaged in executive overreach,” Johnson said. “So much of what he’s done by executive order is reversing executive orders of his predecessor. So, it looks like he’s doing a lot, but he’s unwinding the damage done by the previous occupant of the Oval Office. So, he certainly has latitude to do that.”
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