House Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump meet at Mar-a-Lago

House Speaker Mike Johnson visited former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday, as the two Republican leaders chart a path to victory in November.

Johnson did not share details of the meeting, but said on social media that his party was united behind its policy goals.

“It was great meeting President Trump today at Mar-a-Lago,” Johnson posted on X. “Our party is united and, working together, I am confident we will send President Trump home White, win back the Senate and increase our Republican majority in the House!

It’s been two months since Johnson last visited Mar-a-Lago, when he faced a threat to his presidency from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Trump made clear then and later that he argued Johnsonand that of Greene try to oust he was eventually killed. Johnson returned the favor last month, appear in Manhattan Criminal Court to support the now-convicted Trump during his trial.

“President Trump and I have a constant dialogue about plans for the election cycle and then emerging plans for what we will do after we win the election cycle,” Johnson said Friday of his Monday meeting with Trump. “And I think we will, I think he will be the next president.” And I think we will have a larger majority in the House and a Republican majority in the Senate.”

Johnson said Republicans are “planning accordingly” for this victory, “not to put the cart before the horse but to think very strategically about how we use this time effectively.” The House speaker also told reporters that he and Trump would discuss which Republican candidates to support.

Republicans in the House of Representatives have a very slim majority in the House, while Democrats hold a majority in the Senate.

But Trump could already have an impact on the composition of the House and its committees. Johnson recently named two controversial Trump allies, Reps. Scott Perry and Ronny Jackson, to the House Intelligence Committee, arguably the most sensitive committee in the House.

At the end of last year, a Federal judge orders Perry’s text and email communications handed over to federal investigators last year as part of the Special Advisor’s 2020 Election Investigation in former President Donald Trump and his allies.

Jackson was demoted by the Navy in 2022 after a Pentagon surveillance investigation while serving as a White House physician, he substantiated allegations of inappropriate conduct – a development that was not made public at the time.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday that he expects Johnson to step in “He will continue to monitor the situation,” Turner said, adding that “if there is any indication that something inappropriate is happening,” he expects “the speaker to assert his leadership here.” .

Trump visited House and Senate Republicans gathered on Capitol Hill last week to discuss their 2024 agenda and air their grievances in what Republican Party Rep. Matt Gaetz described as a “pep rally.” It was the former president’s first trip to the Capitol since his supporters attacked the Capitol more than three years ago.

representative Elise Stefanikwho chairs the House Republican Conference, called the meeting a “very successful” political gathering.

“We are 100 percent united behind his candidacy and are ready to work on behalf of the American people,” Stefanik told reporters, calling Trump’s appearance a “unifying event.”

Recent CBS News Poll Shows Trump and President Biden are neck and neck nationally.

Jaala Brown contributed to this report.