House Speaker Mike Johnson has changed his tune on Ukraine. It could cost him his job.
Posted on AllSides April 19th, 2024
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WASHINGTON – For six months, the far right wing of the Republican House majority has threatened the job of Speaker Mike Johnson if he failed to follow their ideological demands. Repeatedly, they've promised to fire the religious conservative from Benton from his position as the Republican Party’s highest-ranking elected official if he didn’t toe their line. Johnson bobbed and weaved to get legislation passed, often with the help of Democrats. He found ways to navigate around hardliners who wanted deep budget cuts and restrictions on how spies did their work....
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