Jan 28, 2025 - Politics & Policy

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President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson look on as a crowd cheers them.

President Trump dances yesterday as House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (left) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) applaud, after Trump spoke to a House GOP retreat at Trump National Doral Miami. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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