Floated a shutdown

Johnson says he’s spoken to Trump about government funding after former president floated a shutdown

From CNN’s Manu Raju and Haley Talbot

House Speaker Mike Johnson would not reveal what he will do if his government funding plan fails Wednesday night and said he has spoken Donald Trump “a lot” about government funding after the former president floated a government shutdown. 

Trump has said that if Republicans don’t receive “absolute assurances” on election security, they should not pass a funding extension.

Asked by CNN if he would listen to Trump, Johnson said, “President Trump and I have talked a lot about this. We talked a lot about it with our colleagues who are building consensus on the plan.”

“We all believe that election security is of preeminent importance right now,” Johnson said. 

Johnson vowed to bring his spending bill to the floor regardless of its doomed fate as more than ten GOP members have already indicated they will not support it.

“We’ll see what happens with the bill. All right, we’re on the field in the middle of the game. The quarterback’s calling the play. We’re going to run the play. I’m very confident,” the speaker said.