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Oh dear... One teeny tiny spark of integrity and poof goes one promising sycophant's career...
It's just talk for the audience to chew on, measure by action
Even if there's no action it does still matter in so far as it reminds you that Trump is not all-powerful. Trump wants to present the appearance of 100% power so that everyone obeys before he actually has to make them (which he might not be able to do)
Words going against him from major Republicans indirectly normalize others resisting in ways that actually matter
Edit: Which is not to say that Mike Johnson shouldn't take action (he should), just not to discount the importance of normalizing criticism when Trump's strategy is to go high speed and make it seem like no one is fighting back
Fingers crossed!