"There were many points in the final couple of weeks where the entire thing appeared that it would fall apart," Johnson told The Post in a phone interview Friday.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has been praised by Republicans and commentators for his role in passing Donald Trump's budget bill. The more than 1,000-page bill, which Trump dubbed his "big, beautiful bill,

President Trump’s top legislative priority was a victory for him and for Speaker Mike Johnson, who kept the president’s trust throughout tricky negotiations.