Prior to last weekend’s vote in favor of highly contested military aid packages to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) listed three key ways that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has betrayed American voters.
The swamp tasked Mike Johnson with three betrayals of America:
1) pass an omnibus that spends more than Pelosi’s omnibus
2) reauthorize domestic spying without warrants
3) send $100 billion to wars around the world
He completed 1 & 2.
3 comes tomorrow.He should step down.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 20, 2024
Massie’s prediction came true and now questions continue to arise about how GOP control of the U.S. House of Representatives is failing to slow the advance of the Democratic agenda. What’s the point having a GOP Speaker if his primary support is coming from the Democratic side of the aisle?
Massie shared a tweet following the House vote on the $60.8 billion security package for Ukraine that clearly shows Democratic members of Congress waving Ukrainian flags and cheering.
This is the U.S. House of Representatives under the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson. Democrats are celebrating his total capitulation with no victory for securing our border. #MTV pic.twitter.com/TtaIgnX9eg
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 20, 2024
Is this capitulation because Johnson is too willing to compromise in order to move bills through Congress or is it a matter of Johnson being personally compromised to the point he has no choice but to play along with the Swamp?
Tucker Carlson, in an interview with Joe Rogan, noted that Johnson’s actions as Speaker are being portrayed as wickedness by some of his critics.
However, Carlson attributed Johnson’s partisan failings to personal weakness rather than inherent evil. (NB: Some adult language)
Tucker nails it: “Weak people just become a host for evil… And that’s exactly what’s happening to Mike Johnson.”
“That’s absolutely crazy what Mike Johnson is doing, but it’s not because he’s evil… he’s weak and therefore susceptible to evil.”pic.twitter.com/kB9TKb55Ex
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) April 20, 2024
When Johnson was elected as the Speaker of the House in October of 2023, it was with broad support from his GOP colleagues. Now, a growing number of his colleagues are expressing buyer’s remorse about Johnson’s leadership.
If Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) follows through on her Motion to Vacate the Speaker’s position, it could very well result in Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) being elected Speaker.
Looking purely at results rather than rhetoric, would anyone notice a difference?