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Trump transition live updates: Trump nominates Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel
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Trump transition live updates: Trump nominates Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel

Although control of the House has not yet been projected by ABC News, Republicans are on track to maintain their slim majority.

But already, Trump has selected several lawmakers to serve in his administration: Rep. Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador and Rep. Mike Waltz for national security adviser.

President Mike Johnson, asked about the issue Tuesday, said he had spoken with Trump about it several times.

“We have a really talented Republican Congress … A lot of them can fill important positions in the new administration. But President Trump fully understands, he appreciates the math here, and it’s just a numbers game,” Johnson said. “You know, we think we’re going to have a bigger majority than we had last time.”

The spokesman added: “I don’t expect we’ll have more members leaving, but I’ll leave it to him.”