The speaker of the House of Representatives said he didn't hear the former president make negative remarks about the city.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has contradicted Donald Trump by suggesting the former president did not make negative comments about Milwaukee in a meeting.Trump has been criticized after reports say he called the Wisconsin city 'horrible' during a closed-door meeting with GOP lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.The meeting was a precursor to the Republican National Convention, set to take place in Milwaukee on July 15 to 18.
He can stand up there and hold court as long as he wants, as you know. President Trump is on his A game, and I'm telling you, in the room this morning there was energy, enthusiasm, excitement.'Newsweek contacted representatives for Trump and Johnson for comment via email outside normal business hours.Regarding Johnson's comments, Cheung told Newsweek: 'No contradiction. He never said Milwaukee is a terrible city. That's fact.
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