{"id":2228159,"date":"2024-04-23T13:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-allies-himself-with-gop-hating-republicans-democrats\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:27:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:27:44","slug":"speaker-johnson-allies-himself-with-gop-hating-republicans-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-allies-himself-with-gop-hating-republicans-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson aligns with Democrats and Republicans critical of the GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspeaker-johnson-allies-himself-with-gop-hating-republicans-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Speaker\u2063 Mike Johnson will head to Texas this week to support a GOP fundraiser, not for \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-urge-biden-admin-to-introduce-new-immigration-legislation\/\" title=\"Dems urge Biden admin. to introduce new immigration legislation\">border visit<\/a> but to aid a colleague. The colleague, also Republican, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-eyes-expanding-welfare-state-overturning-clinton-era-reform\/\" title=\"Biden Eyes Expanding Welfare State, Overturning Clinton-Era Reform\">criticized conservatives<\/a> against the \u2062Ukraine bill. Johnson, known for bipartisan actions, recently \u200csupported significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprising-and-scary-federal-election-commission-allows-foreign-funding-of-american-ballot-initiatives-report\/\" title=\"\u2018Surprising and Scary\u2019: Federal Election Commission Allows Foreign Funding Of American Ballot Initiatives: Report\">foreign spending<\/a> in collaboration with Democrats. The fundraiser aims to boost support for the GOP member&#8217;s \u2063reelection campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will travel to Texas this week, not to make another performative visit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/17\/mike-johnson-promised-to-fix-the-border-before-funneling-money-overseas-hes-doing-the-opposite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">border he abandoned<\/a> when he banded with Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/17-gop-senators-help-democrats-pass-95-billion-ukraine-aid-package-here-are-their-names\/\" title=\"17 GOP Senators Help Democrats Pass  Billion Ukraine Aid Package, Here Are Their Names\">pass  billion<\/a> in foreign spending, but to aid a fundraiser for his <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/johnson-gonzales-fundraiser-house-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cendangered\u201d GOP colleague<\/a> who smeared Republicans opposed to the Ukraine package.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, who <a href=\"https:\/\/justfacts.votesmart.org\/bill\/37054\/99505\/188225\/tony-gonzales-voted-yea-passage-hr-8035-ukraine-security-supplemental-appropriations-act-2024#99505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted with Johnson<\/a> last weekend to pass another blank check for Kyiv, pledged on CNN\u2019s Sunday \u201cState of the Union\u201d program that Johnson will keep his speakership despite conservative-led threats of ousting. <\/p>\n<p>In return, Johnson will overlook Gonzales\u2019 egregious maligning of conservatives while wining and dining voters in the San Antonio area into throwing more money at the establishment Republican\u2019s reelection campaign. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI served 20 years in the military. It\u2019s my absolute honor to be in Congress, but I serve with some real scumbags,\u201d Gonzales told CNN, naming Republican Reps. Matt Gatez and Bob Good, two opponents of sending American tax dollars to secure overseas borders before our own. <\/p>\n<p>Gaetz, Gonzales falsely claimed, \u201cpaid minors to have sex with him at drug parties.\u201d His amplification of the fallacious allegation was so bad that even CNN Host Dana Bash had to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1782064560762925294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1782064560762925294%7Ctwgr%5E8768df4ff98ac235e627dcc30c1a650c33270e19%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ftexas-congressman-roasts-fellow-republicans-172507359.html\">remind<\/a> him that <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/26\/the-fbis-matt-gaetz-operation-sidelined-an-effective-republican-voice-at-a-crucial-time-that-was-the-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Justice Department officially declined to charge Gaetz over the accusation last year.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Texas politician also suggested that \u201cBob Good endorsed my opponent, a known neo-Nazi,\u201d a smear that Gonzales\u2019 primary challenger Brandon Herrera <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAKGuy\/status\/1782057844382056757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rejected<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people used to walk around with white hoods at night. Now they\u2019re walking around with white hoods in the daytime,\u201d Gonzales concluded. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Republican Congressman Gonzales: I serve with some real scumbags. Matt Gaetz, he paid minors to have sex with him at drug parties. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rPlSsvPH6k\">pic.twitter.com\/rPlSsvPH6k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamParkhomenko\/status\/1782045193639809421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gonzales\u2019 comments sparked <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/tony-gonzales-brandon-herrera-primary-runoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">backlash<\/a> from several House conservatives who noted the San Antonio native is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EliCrane_CEO\/status\/1782190950716252280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201ca complete and total Rhino [sic].\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even before he disparaged the representatives to a corporate media audience, Gonzales was a wolf in GOP elephant\u2019s clothing. In March, he faced an overwhelming <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/texas-gonzales-censure-republicans-cd2f3afd11ca99c31986469ef6b406a5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">censure<\/a> from the Republican Party of Texas for voting with Democrats on their 2022 gun-control wish list, the codification of same-sex marriage, and opposing federal and state-led border security measures. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than a dozen county GOP clubs in Gonzales\u2019 district had already approved local censure resolutions,\u201d the Associated Press noted. <\/p>\n<p>But not even Gonzales\u2019 perilous track record seems to deter Johnson from openly allying with a representative who fell out of favor with his voters, party, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-disappoints-democrat-lawmakers-with-non-partisanship\/\" title=\"Supreme Court disappoints Democrat lawmakers with non-partisanship\">conservative colleagues<\/a> in Congress. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for them, however, Johnson\u2019s good graces aren\u2019t limited to establishment pawns like Gonzales who promise to keep him in power. Appealing to Democrats in Congress and even the White House seems to be Johnson\u2019s new gig.<\/p>\n<p>A profile of Johnson written by RealClearPolitics\u2019 Philip Wegmann <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2024\/04\/20\/a_beleaguered_gentleman_speaker_mike_johnson.html?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABpvYQwLJP1GCW9w2u4tMvflFKlPcWVwsxMU_7blEqsJCjUK45vrm6iVg46g_aem_AR6tUPVy2HV44fnIfM9OyhC7uJVHfPViHMAj_3yMQF3D2LuFkBRJPnLflKnw3uSoUfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detailed<\/a> how the Louisiana native \u201cfelt he owed Biden an apology\u201d after the new speaker was briefly caught on camera scoffing at the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/03\/07\/remarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-prepared-for-delivery-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 State of the Union address<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The opportunity for expressing regret presented itself at the Friends of Ireland luncheon in March. After publicly praising Biden as \u201cAmerica\u2019s most famous Irishman,\u201d Johnson took the president aside to \u201capologize for the eye-roll memes that went around the world.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>According to Wegmann, \u201cThe president laughed, then told the speaker he was glad Johnson was better behaved than Nancy Pelosi had been during the speeches of his predecessor: \u2018I\u2019m just grateful you didn\u2019t rip my speech up.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s public support for Gonzales and needless apology to the man who has shown no remorse for the chaos and destruction his regime has caused Americans further demonstrate the speaker\u2019s true colors. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson is not concerned with doing what\u2019s best for his voters or his party. He\u2019s concerned about staying in power by whatever means necessary.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson heads to Texas, not for a border visit but to support a fundraiser for a fellow GOP member. The colleague, facing challenges, criticized Republicans against the Ukraine bill. Johnson, known for crossing party lines, recently joined Democrats in approving significant foreign spending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2228160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/53575394559_b071c1b12d_o-scaled-e1713880832170.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/53575394559_b071c1b12d_o-scaled-e1713880832170.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}