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#Republican #LizCheney, the fmr congresswoman, #Jan6 cmte co-chair & #Trump critic, assailed #House Speaker #MikeJohnson for his impending appearance outside the courthouse where Trump's #ElectionInterference / #HushMoney trial is taking place. “Have to admit I’m surprised that SpeakerJohnson wants to be in the ’I cheated on my wife with a porn star’club,” she wrote on X. “I guess he’s not that concerned with teaching morality to our young people after all.”
#TrumpTrial #law #Republicans #GOP
#TrumpTrial #MikeJohnson
#TrumpTrial Tues 14 May, 2024 🧵
#Trump has his posse again. Today it’s more #Republican elected officials. Today, Trump will be joined by the #House speaker, #MikeJohnson, as well as #NorthDakota’s governor, #DougBurgum, a contender to be Trump's running mate. Also present will be Representatives #ByronDonalds & #CoryMills of Florida, & #VivekRamaswamy, who was one of Trump's primary rivals this year. Both Donalds & Ramaswamy are longshot hopefuls to be Trump's running mate.
#USpol #Elections2024 #MikeJohnson
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...👉America deserves God's wrath.👈 The Louisiana congressman's beliefs are radical, even by today's MAGA party standards."
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Mike Johnson Says America Deserves God's Wrath During Jim Garlow Calls
Mike Johnson said during prayer calls with right-wing pastor Jim Garlow that "depraved" America deserves the wrath of God.Tim Dickinson (Rolling Stone)
#USpol #Elections2024 #MikeJohnson
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I recommend listening to the linked #RollingStone interview:
"By RedStateRachel — May 8, 2024
👉House Speaker Mike Johnson's Christian Nationalist views are alarming👈, and Americans need to understand more about the Republican leader who is second in the line of succession after Vice President Harris.
Speaker Johnson's beliefs are far outside the mainstream, and he believes that a "depraved"...
https://crooksandliars.com/2024/05/mike-johnsons-christian-nationalist-views
Mike Johnson's Christian Nationalist Views Are Alarming
House Speaker Mike Johnson's Christian Nationalist views are alarming, and more Americans need to know more about the Republican leader who is second in the line of succession after Vice President Harris.RedStateRachel (Crooks and Liars)
Can you guess who said this?
“I really do believe the intel and the briefings that we’ve gotten,”
“I think that Vladimir Putin would continue to march through Europe if he were allowed. I think he might go to the Balkans next. I think he might have a showdown with Poland, or one of our NATO allies.”
If so, he added, we might find ourselves sending troops to defend allies from Putin later.
#Ukraine #MikeJohnson
https://newrepublic.com/article/180808/mike-johnson-pro-ukraine-speech-maga-deep-state-lie
Mike Johnson’s Shockingly Pro-Ukraine Speech Really Sticks It to MAGA
The House speaker’s comments wrecked one of the far right’s most ridiculous, reprehensible tropes.The New Republic
Alex Finley looks at the revelation that the Russians have been paying a wide network of European politicians to spout pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine rhetoric and asks if this can be happening in the US, too. He concludes:
"It is naïve to think the same pattern does not exist in the United States, given the ample evidence of coordinated pro-Russian talking points from several Republican politicians."
#Russia #Putin #Republicans #MarjorieTaylorGreene #MikeJohnson
https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america
Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too?
A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.The New Republic