Tue Nov 28, 2023 AT 10:03 AM EST
Former President Donald Trump threatened to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he was looking to change the federal healthcare system if he wins a second term.
The cost of Obamacare is out of control, plus, it’s not good Healthcare. I’m seriously looking at alternatives,” he wrote Saturday.
Trump’s comments came in response to a Wall Street Journal opinion piece he shared highlighting concerns raised by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Mike Braun, R-Ind., that claimed practices by large insurance companies were “resulting in sky-high prescription drug costs and excessive corporate profits.” Read Full Story
Wed Nov 22, 2023 AT 9:21 AM EST
Speaker Mike Johnson met with former President Donald Trump on Monday night at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, a source familiar with the meeting confirmed to The Hill.
Johnson was at Trump’s estate for a fundraiser for Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. It marked the first time Johnson and Trump have spoken in person since Johnson became speaker in late October.
Trump and Johnson have had a warm relationship, with the speaker just last week saying he’s “all in” for Trump’s 2024 White House bid.
“I have endorsed him wholeheartedly,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
“He had a phenomenal first term,” the speaker added. “His first two years, as you all know, we brought about the greatest economic numbers in the history of the world, not just the country, because his policies work. And I’m all in for President Trump.” Read Full Story
Thu Nov 16, 2023 AT 10:39 AM EST
House Speaker Mike Johnson stressed his support for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and his family’s business dealings, calling for more interviews with witnesses under oath as the probe reaches “an inflection point.”
“At this stage, our impeachment inquiry has already shown the corrupt conduct of the president’s family, and that he and White House officials have repeatedly lied about his knowledge and involvement in his family’s business activities,” Johnson said in a statement on Wednesday after receiving an update on the impeachment inquiry from the three committee chairs overseeing the impeachment probe.
“I commend the good work of Chairmen Comer, Jordan, and Smith. As we move forward toward an inflection point in this critical investigation, they have my full and unwavering support.” Read Full Story