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The speaker added that Trump told him that a midterm convention had \u201cnever been done before like that\u201d and that it would be \u201c\u2018such a great rallying point for us in the fall right before the election to lead up to that, to the momentum that we have so much to sell and talk about and, and, and celebrate.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump loves the big show,\u201d Johnson said, adding that the president planned to consult Senate Majority Leader John Thune and new Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters on the convention plans.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think everybody\u2019s on board,\u201d said Johnson, adding that the news broke about the midterm convention idea shortly after the Speaker got off the phone with the president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cThe president called me when I was on the road, maybe a week ago or whenever this made news in the morning,\u201d the Louisiana Republican said during his press briefing. \u201cHe said, \u2018Mike, I got a great idea \u2026 how about a midterm convention?\u2019\u201d And that idea, Johnson said, is \u201cgenius.\u201d The speaker added that…<\/p>\n
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