Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has Donald Trump’s endorsement to continue (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

US President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress.

Mr Trump said on Monday in a post on his social media network that Mr Johnson “is a good, hard-working, religious man” and said the Louisiana Republican “will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN”.