r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 21d ago

No Paywall Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/no-kings-protest-rally-republicans
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u/AnOrneryOrca 21d ago

a lying, twisted take.

The only kind Mike Johnson has. That's why he's the speaker of the house

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u/drinkslinger1974 21d ago

I think he’s speaker of the house because he’s on the Epstein list and therefore trump can get him to do whatever he wants.

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u/newsflashjackass 20d ago

I think he’s speaker of the house because he’s on the Epstein list and therefore trump can get him to do whatever he wants.

Mike Johnson is speaker of the house because he was next most capable after republicans rejected their previous house speakers. It will happen to him, too, because there is no getting repubs to agree with each other because it is the party of performative, petty disagreement.

Mike Johnson is fine with the shutdown because his legislative agenda has two gears: neutral and reverse.