{"id":2258764,"date":"2024-06-03T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-house-speaker-boehner-praises-mike-johnson-for-efforts-to-appease-his-caucus-bright-future\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T16:22:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T20:22:40","slug":"ex-house-speaker-boehner-praises-mike-johnson-for-efforts-to-appease-his-caucus-bright-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-house-speaker-boehner-praises-mike-johnson-for-efforts-to-appease-his-caucus-bright-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Former House Speaker Boehner commends Mike Johnson for working to satisfy his caucus, predicting a promising future"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fex-house-speaker-boehner-praises-mike-johnson-for-efforts-to-appease-his-caucus-bright-future%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=2258764&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>Former House Speaker John\u2062 Boehner praises \u200ccurrent Speaker \u200dMike Johnson (R-LA) for\u2063 his adept handling of challenges within the divided Republican conference. \u2062Johnson&#8217;s pragmatic approach to conservative priorities has sparked \u2062dissent\u200c among some hardliners. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold\/\" title=\"Republican Announces California Gubernatorial Run as Newsom Recall Nears Threshold\">facing criticism<\/a>, Johnson displayed leadership by passing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-says-ukraine-u-s-working-on-deal-for-military-financial-and-political-support-spanning-a-decade\/\" title=\"Zelensky and U.S. Collaborating on 10-Year Support Deal for Ukraine\">bipartisan foreign aid package<\/a>, showcasing his commitment to effective governance.  <\/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<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-boehner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Boehner<\/a> has only praise for Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) as he navigates attacks from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lower chamber\u2019s<\/a> divided Republican conference during one of the most tumultuous periods in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-short-history-of-how-anthony-fauci-has-kept-failing-up-since-1984\/\" title=\"A Short History Of How Anthony Fauci Has Kept Failing Up Since 1984\">national politics<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got to go through this dance every day to try to appease his caucus. But at the end of the day, he knows what has to get done, and he finds a way to get it done,\u201d Boehner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/06\/03\/speaker-mike-johnson-john-boehner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> during an interview on Monday with <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Boehner was the Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">speaker<\/a> of the House from 2011-2015, while Johnson became speaker last October.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Then-House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio meets with reporters at the Republican National Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s pragmatic approach to conservative priorities has riled some Republican hardliners, but when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/2970273\/after-exhausting-all-other-options-speaker-johnson-settles-on-doing-the-right-thing-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>defied<\/a> members of his own majority last month to pass a $95 billion bipartisan foreign aid package, the speaker faced a new level of criticism from those on the far Right. At the time, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2024\/04\/20\/marjorie-taylor-greene-ukraine-vote-mike-johnson-sot-digvid.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claimed<\/a> his action \u201cbetrayed\u201d the country. <\/p>\n<p>Following former President Donald Trump\u2019s unprecedented criminal conviction last week, Greene once again ramped up pressure on Johnson. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaker Johnson better defund Jack Smith and stop the weaponized government. He\u2019s Speaker of the House.\u00a0He can do it. No excuses now,\u201d Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1796662225253413196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>warned<\/a>. Johnson, for his part, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3024355\/speaker-supreme-court-overturn-trump-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has been supportive<\/a> of Trump, calling the conviction \u201cabsurd\u201d and \u201cdangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On May 30, Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1796327603466305652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>, \u201cSpeaker Johnson funded the entire Biden agenda, I voted no and then tried to vacate him,\u201d adding, \u201cThe Republican Party needs to grow a spine!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boehner derided hard-liners\u2019 efforts to topple Johnson. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got to do this Kabuki dance every day to keep some of his more \u2014 I don\u2019t even want to call them conservatives. I don\u2019t know <em>what<\/em> you \u2014 I think that\u2019s the wrong word for them,\u201d the former speaker told the outlet. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boehner continued to express confidence in Johnson\u2019s ability to lead Republicans despite insider attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found it interesting, reading the press about him,\u201d the former speaker said. \u201cI think there\u2019s a lot more there than what the press gives him credit for. \u2026 His members respect him, even those that may disagree with him. I think it harbors a pretty bright future for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Speaker Boehner commends Speaker Johnson (R-LA) amid challenges from the divided Republican conference. Johnson faces daily balancing acts to pacify his caucus amidst turbulent national politics. The former Speaker acknowledges Johnson&#8217;s persistent efforts in managing the complex dynamics within the party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2258765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MixCollage-03-Jun-2024-04-19-PM-6042.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2258764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MixCollage-03-Jun-2024-04-19-PM-6042.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258764","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2258764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2258765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2258764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2258764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}