Trump lauds House speaker as a ‘good person’ after Ukraine aid bill passage

The embattled ex-president offered surprising words of praise to Mike Johnson, who shepherded aid package opposed by Trump

Mike Johnson is a good person" and is trying very hard", Donald Trump said, after the US House speaker oversaw passage of military aid to Ukraine, long opposed by Trump, in the face of fierce opposition from the right of the Republican party.

Well, look, we have a majority of one, OK?" Trump said in a radio interview on Monday night, after a day in court in his New York hush-money trial.