Speaker Johnson, Trump to Hold Joint Press Conference on Election Integrity at Mar-a-Lago

Published on April 10, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and former President Donald Trump are scheduled to hold a joint press conference on April 12 regarding “election integrity,” a source familiar with the matter told The Epoch Times. CNN first reported the joint presser, which will be at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. No further details have been publicized. Election integrity has been a key issue for Republicans since the 2020 election and is a focus of the Republican National Committee under the new leadership of Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chair Lara Trump. During an interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” on April 7, Ms. Trump said that the committee will dedicate all of its resources to its Election Integrity Division “as needed.” “When you talk about election integrity, it is vital. It is the number one thing that we are focused on, aside from getting out the vote, which, of course, Donald Trump himself will do for us,” Ms. Trump said....

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