Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday praised President Donald Trump's proposal for the U.S. to take over the war-torn Gaza Strip and said House Republicans would stand with Trump on his initiative.

In positioning himself as a junior partner to the president and doing his bidding on matters large and small, the Louisiana Republican is diminishing a job that involves leading a coequal branch of government.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday invited President Trump to share his “America First vision” while addressing a joint session of Congress on March 4 – the first State of the Union during the

Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday praised President Donald Trump's proposal for the U.S. to take over war-torn Gaza and said House Republicans would "stand with" Trump on his initiative.