The President (Trump) can instruct the Speaker (Johnson) not to seat elected House members who oppose the President.

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Separation of Powers means the President doesn't control which House members are seated. The House is a separate branch that determines its own membership within constitutional limits. Johnson is Speaker of the House, not President's agent. If Johnson refused to seat Grijalva on Trump's orders, that would violate separation of powers. Powell v. McCormack established this: House can exclude members only for constitutional reasons (age, citizenship, residency), not for political loyalty to the President.

The President (Trump) can instruct the Speaker (Johnson) not to seat elected House members who oppose the President.

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