House Speaker Mike Johnson makes desperate plea to Trump after his election win: 'Give me some relief'

Speaker Mike Johnson is begging Donald Trump to not poach immoderate much Cabinet nominees from the House of Representatives.

Republicans officially won power of the House connected Wednesday, gaining power of the 218 spot minimum needed to clasp the majority. 

Though their bulk is already being threatened - and not by Democrats.

The president-elect has already snatched up respective high-profile GOP members of the House to capable the galore positions successful his aboriginal administration.

Already Trump has nominated Reps. Elise Stefanik of New York to beryllium Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz of Florida to beryllium nationalist information advisor and Matt Gaetz of Florida to beryllium lawyer general. 

As it stands, Republicans person won 218 seats to the Democrats' 209 seats successful the adjacent Congress that volition beryllium convened successful January 2025. Eight House races inactive stay without results.

'It's a large occupation to have,' Johnson optimistically told Fox News. 'We person an embarrassment of riches successful the House Republican Congress.'

'Lots of talented radical who are precise attuned to the America First agenda, and they tin service the state good successful different capacities.'

'But I've told President Trump, capable already, springiness maine immoderate relief,' Johnson revealed. 'I person to support this majority.'

If Trump decides to instrumentality immoderate much GOP members the speaker's grip connected powerfulness volition get importantly weaker. 

Every subordinate that the president-elect brings successful strengthens House Democrats' manus by forcing a peculiar predetermination to regenerate the outgoing members. 

Many states person differences successful however they behaviour peculiar elections too, meaning the timing of erstwhile they mightiness hap could interaction captious votes.

Gaetz resigned his Florida spot close aft being nominated to AG, Johnson told reporters Wednesday, and the talker was hopeful Florida could clasp elections and get a replacement to Washington by aboriginal January. 

Johnson said Trump afloat understands his predicament. 

'He understands that, of course, we've been talking astir it astir hourly each day,' Johnson said. 

Republicans 'will person a majority' helium added. 

The GOP is expected to power betwixt 220 - 222 seats adjacent Congress. That would springiness them lone a fistful of votes to enactment with erstwhile passing captious legislation. 

And Johnson this week adjacent mentioned however each ballot matters.  

'Every azygous ballot volition number due to the fact that if idiosyncratic gets sick oregon has a car mishap oregon a precocious formation connected their plane, past it affects the votes connected the floor,' Johnson said connected Tuesday.