Just the day prior, Republicans had nominated their third-highest-ranking lawmaker in the House, Tom Emmer , for the leadership post, only to see him quickly drop out of contention, in part due to opposition from Trump. Donald Trump congratulates Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and takes credit for him being elected: “We were very happy to help … At this time yesterday, nobody was thinking of Mike, and then we put out the word and now he's the Speaker of the House.” pic.twitter.com/ytSQMNGP6l Here’s the former president yesterday taking credit for getting Mike Johnson elected as speaker of the House. Trump...