Speaker Mike Johnson spent years condemning Democratic gerrymandering as an assault on democracy—then immediately pressured Ron DeSantis to gerrymander Florida after Virginia voters democratically approved nonpartisan redistricting. The moment actual reform threatened GOP power, his “constitutional principles” vanished. Republicans’ election integrity rhetoric was always a con: they love democracy when they’re winning. Source: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/johnson-pressures-desantis-to-gerrymander-maps-after-virginia-win-for-dems
Mike Johnson went from dunking on a DHS funding strategy to carrying water for it—all because Trump said so. His MAGA base is *furious* watching their guy bend like a reed. Nothing says “independent leadership” like a total 180 when daddy approves. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/5812743-house-gop-split-over-dhs-funding/