Johnson has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year's Day at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as he positions himself alongside the president-elect. The speaker often portrays himself as the "quarterback" who will be executing the political plays called by the "coach," Trump.
But Johnson also warned that without a House speaker there would be a "constitutional crisis" heading into Monday, when Congress by law is required to count the electoral votes for president, weeks before Trump is set to be inaugurated Jan. 20.