Speaker Mike Johnson reveals Trump's 'little secret' ahead of Election Day after Dems panic

Democrats have been in panic since Trump teased Sunday that his "little secret" with Johnson would help Republicans keep the House of Representatives come Election Day. A New York Times article suggested that in the worst case scenario, Democrats feared Johnson would work with Trump to steal the election and stop the certification of results on Jan. 6. 2025, should Vice President Harris win.

"It's nothing scandalous, but we're having a ball with this. The media, their heads are exploding. 'What is the secret?'" Johnson said Monday at an event for GOP congressional candidate Ryan Mackenzie, according to The Hill. 

"It's a thing we have about - it's a get-out-the-vote. It's one of our tactics on get-out-the-vote," Johnson said in response to a voter's question about Trump's comment.

"But they are convinced," the speaker added, jokingly rubbing his hands together like he had an evil plan. 

"I think with our little secret we're going to do really well with the House, right?" Trump said, directing his remarks at Johnson. "Our little secret is having a big impact. He and I have a little secret - we will tell you what it is when the race is over."

His comments, delivered with a chuckle, set off a reported wave of fear and panic among Democrats who speculated that Trump could have been referring to attempts to steal the election.

Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., told the Times he took Trump to mean he had a "backup plan" in case Republicans lose the election.

"I'm a lifelong constitutional law attorney. We're going to respect the law. We're going to follow the constitution to a T," Johnson told the outlet. "I've proven that over and over and over. So all this conjecture is actually hilarious to us, that people are apoplectic about this. It's a - it's one of our get out the vote strategies. That's what we're talking about. And it's almost a tongue-in-cheek thing."

In Pennsylvania, Johnson said Trump refers to this get-out-the-vote effort as their "secret." 

"It's not diabolical," he said, per The Hill. "It's actually very good. It's going to help us with the turnout. All this is blowing their minds. They just can't - They cannot fathom that Trump and Vance have the support that they do around the country like they do from - from new demographics of people."