Inside Mike Johnson’s ‘Epic’ Weekend with Trump

Associated Press: “The images from Johnson’s wild weekend with Trump provide a snapshot of his proximity to power, the former religious rights attorney just a year on the job as House speaker, now dining at Mar-a-Lago, flying on Trump Force One, appearing near-ringside in Manhattan — and riding shotgun to Trump’s second term in the White House.”

“Taken together the photographs, which boomeranged around social media with stunning disbelief and mocking commentaries, put on vivid display Trump’s command of the Republican Party. It spotlighted not only a political force that has swept control of the government in Washington but a cultural moment for the hypermasculine, partygoing, men, and some women, propelling the movement.”

The Hill: Speaker Johnson becomes ‘MAGA’ Mike, cementing place in Trump’s circle.