Johnson on shaky ground with Trump after spending fiasco

[Dulcinea]

(Politico) The collapse of Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending plan illustrates a painful lesson that other politicians have already learned: Absolute loyalty to Donald Trump is a one-way street.

As the U.S. teeters on the edge of a government shutdown, bitterly divided Republicans are struggling to find a way forward and Johnson’s hold on his job is in Trump’s mercurial hands.

Multiple House conservatives, as well as Trump advisers and other people close to the incoming president, indicate Johnson’s hold on the speakership is far from stable just as Republicans are about to take control of the House, Senate and White House. One Trump adviser, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said Johnson could salvage the relationship by “doing what Trump wants.” But another said that Trump wasn’t “protecting him” and not to be fooled by the president-elect’s publicly kind remarks.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/johnson-shaky-ground-trump-spending-022523257.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CLICKER_T2&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20241220-0&bt_user_id=UYbM%2Fq3qwqK0kGmA0hCs%2FsQL5xCniKS%2FjNeuHabDVohtNb9VzpLNDI%2FC1KYMWu8t&bt_ts=1734689910228

[Mike Nelson]

1. Candidly speaking...

... he's never seemed, to me, suited for politics. He comes across as... well, not too smart. Also, a bit creepy... like someone you wouldn't trust to take your kid to the park. Now, to be fair, I think he's probably just in the wrong job... out of his element. I think he's probably really smart at something and may be a really nice guy. Just don't think he's great as a political leader.

[orleans]

14. are you trying to defend mike johnson? and if so, then why? nt

[Mike Nelson]

18. Trying to understand...

... him. In his political job, I mostly find him indefensible.

[orleans]

19. i find him indefensible too, in his political job and his twisted up fucked up personal life with that porn site and his

son
i mean, what the fuck is that sick shit about?

Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other’s Porn Intake in Resurfaced Video

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-johnson-son-monitor-porn-intake-covenant-eyes-1234870634/

no wonder he's such a trump suck up -- he's blackmailabled

please stop defending that sick fuck

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Running goverment like a business if you expect the next "manager" will get it done

Authoritarian style commands on a voting process. Johnson may be short-lived as Speaker, but no other putz will get it done either. Trump doesn't understand that, Musk has no idea. They think they command and the world should snap to attention. Sig heil!

[NowsTheTime]

3. It took Republicans 11 months to final settle on Johnson...

such a repeat would be fine I think

[Bluetus]

16. Give no aid to the Republicans. Not a single vote for Johnson's Speakership !!!

Let's see them figure out something on their own. And if they replace Johnson, anybody coming in will need a year or more to consolidate power, if they really know what they are doing.

And considering that they would be contending with Musk and Trump, they might never consolidate enough power to get anything done.

And that's just fine.

[bronxiteforever]

4. Poor Mikey!

[AllaN01Bear]

5. candidly speaking.. is trmp even sworn in yet?

[Initech]

6. These fucking imbeciles are never happy with anything.

I wish people would wake up and stop watching Fox News and listening to right wing bullshit. It's totally destroying this country.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

7. Best headine ever: "Musk Grabs Trump By His Johnson" n/t

[Kid Berwyn]

8. Primary the little turdball!

Donnie the Traitor likes to do that to lickspittles who miss a drop.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. You have to kiss his ass and make it better

Pucker up Mike.

[patphil]

10. Johnson should think of it this way: He's gonna get dumped as speaker anyway,

He might as well go out in a "blaze of glory".
Trump will be replacing him with someone more loyal.

[Karasu]

11. So pathetic. No Speaker will EVER be conservative enough for the modern GQP. Not even Mike fucking Johnson. LOL

[prodigitalson]

13. lots of republican voters have no idea what the government does, much less how much it costs to do those things

[LuvLoogie]

15. Oh FFS. Politico just keeps changing the dates on the same fucking article.

Lazy mother fucking press.

[live love laugh]

17. He's gotta take the frustration with Musk out on somebody.

[malthaussen]

20. Congress and the Speaker should *always* be on "shaky ground" with the Executive...

...(or Executive-elect in this case, although you wouldn't know that from the media). That was the intention of the system of government we set up in the first place. The three major branches were supposed to be natural antagonists, making tyranny difficult to pull off. The framers of the Constitution did not anticipate mega-rich people buying all three branches and intimidating them into working in unison. Or if they did, they figured we were screwed then and there was nothing to be done about it.

-- Mal

[Blue_Tires]

21. 1. Good, because Johnson is a piece of shit

2. Bad, because the Trumpers will just install somebody worse