rump threw Mike Johnson under the bus just days before the Speaker’s election on January 3. He said that Kevin McCarthy’s decision to extend the debt ceiling rather than shut down the government earlier this year “will go down as one of the dumbest political decisions made in years,” and Johnson continued to do exactly the same thing as McCarthy. Twice.
Trump then demanded that Johnson reconvene Congress to attempt raise the debt ceiling now while Biden is in office since he wants to be able to blame Biden and Democrats for exploding the deficit when he passes massive tax cuts for the wealthy while dramatically increasing government spending.
This is, of course, an impossibility so it will not happen.
So the only thing his rage post tonight will accomplish is to give Johnson critics and opponents in the House the ammo they need to vote him out. Trump’s post tonight will be read on the floor of the House by one of the challengers to Johnson. The lesson to be learned by Johnson and every other Republican is that no matter how much you kiss Trump’s ass, the second you are no longer useful to him he will stab you in the back.
Which they all should know already.
Meidas Touch
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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