House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Newsmax Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump “will be the most consequential president of the modern era” because the country needs a complete reset in all facets of American life.

Earlier in the day, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was voted by the Senate Republicans to be their next majority leader. Johnson told Newsmax’s “Finnerty” that Thune “knows a lot about the institution and how to make it work.”

“It’s going to be very important as we move the America First agenda for the country, and he’s ready to do that. I talked with him tonight, called him to congratulate him,” he said.

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