House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he has the support of President Donald Trump when it comes to his efforts to block proxy voting for new parents.

“Thank you, @realDonaldTrump for your leadership: ‘Mike, you have my proxy on proxy voting.'” the Louisiana Republican wrote on X. “America is grateful to have a President who appreciates and understands the complexity of legislative branch issues and governing with a razor-thin House majority. Democrats tried proxy voting before, and it was terribly abused. We cannot open that Pandora’s box again.”

On Thursday, Trump told reporters he supports Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s resolution to allow proxy voting for expectant mothers of Congress.

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