Mike Johnson Has a Trump Problem

Punchbowl News: “Johnson has been hugging former President Donald Trump as closely as possible for the last few months. Johnson held a news conference with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, appeared at the Trump campaign’s donor retreat, devoted the top of his news conference earlier this week to saying the charges against Trump are bogus, and stood with Trump’s allies on the Capitol steps Wednesday to push a bill making something illegal that’s already illegal. All this helped him.”

“Yet on Wednesday, Trump issued a statement on Truth Social that backed Johnson while still leaving the door open to dumping him: ‘With a Majority of One, shortly growing to three or four, we’re not in a position of voting on a Motion to Vacate. At some point, we may very well be, but this is not the time.’”

“This is Trump 101. Trump helped Johnson, but he’s also keeping the Louisiana Republican on a short string. Welcome to Trump’s world, Mr. Speaker.”

“The larger problem for Johnson, as we’ve written several times, is that Greene or other Republicans can bring this motion again. And if that happens, there’s no guarantee Democrats will save him.”