US Elections Trump's Victory

Trump Celebrates: "America Will Be Better Than Ever"

Donald Trump Congratulates Mike Johnson After the Republican Was Re-Elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. In a post on his own Truth Social platform, the president-elect wrote that Johnson Will Do a Great Job and that the United States Is the Biggest Winner.

In the post, Trump, who expressed his support for Johnson ahead of the very close vote, wrote that Americans have been asking for "common sense, strength and leadership" for four years.

"They are getting it now, and America will be better than ever," Trump wrote.

Johnson just reached the 218 votes needed for re-election.

Johnson Elected Speaker Again – He Made It by the Narrowest Margin

Republican Mike Johnson has been re-elected Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. This was announced after the first vote in Congress on Friday night.

Johnson looked like he would not have enough support for a long time, as several Republicans initially chose not to vote for his party colleague, but after a long process, two of them changed their minds. This meant that Johnson received 218, exactly the number he needed to reach, out of 434 votes.

The vote was seen as a test not only for Johnson, but also for President-elect Donald Trump, who had expressed his support for Johnson.

Task: Conversation with Trump swayed Republicans

A phone call with Donald Trump led Republican congressmen Ralph Norman and Keith Self to finally vote for their party colleague Mike Johnson in Friday's speaker vote, sources told CNN.

Norman and Self initially voted against it, but later changed their minds. According to the sources, it was Republican colleague Nancy Mace who called Trump, who then managed to convince Norman and Self.

Without the votes from Norman and Self, Johnson would not have been elected speaker on the first ballot.

Trump to be sentenced next week – avoids prison

The sentence against Donald Trump in the so-called "hush money" case will be announced next Friday, just ten days before he takes office in the White House, Reuters reports.

The president-elect must appear in court in New York, either digitally or physically. According to Judge Juan Merchan, a prison sentence is not an option, writes the AP.

This spring, Trump was found guilty on 34 counts in the accounting fraud case, including for payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.