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Speaker Johnson becomes ‘MAGA’ Mike, cementing place in Trump’s circle

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R- La. ) is cementing his place in President-elect Trump ’s inner orbit.

The dynamic is setting up the Speaker to be critical to his success in ushering through his agenda.

The contrast between the mild-mannered, conservative Christian , self-described “nerdy constitutional law guy” and the tough-guy Trump crew was stark.

Johnson has positioned himself closer to President-elect Trump than perhaps any Republican Speaker.

The two speak often and there have been disagreements on strategy between the two over the last year .

The president-elect went out of his way to talk to House Republicans in a closed-door session on Capitol Hill last week and show his support for Johnson .