Speaker Johnson appears to confirm a ‘secret’ election plan with Trump | PBS News

Mike Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives, attends the rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27, 2024. Photo by Brendan McDermid/ Reuters

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared to confirm Donald Trump's claim Sunday that Republicans have a "secret" plan to win the election.

"By definition, a secret is not to be shared — and I don't intend to share this one," House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement.

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The Republican speaker, who led a key legal challenge to the 2020 election, has worked to stay close to Trump and has been hesitant to contradict him. At his rally in New York on Sunday Trump said they have a "little secret" in the House that will have a "big impact."

The statement was first reported by the New York Times.

Left: Mike Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives, attends the rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27, 2024. Photo by Brendan McDermid/ Reuters