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He's no where near as scary. He's a spineless MAGA yes man, who afaik has only drawn the line at literally letting the US currency tank due to defaulting on the national debt. And presumably, only because he doesn't have a reliable foreign golden parachute to replace his current amassed wealth.
He's only dangerous because he followed orders from dangerous people. Trump is way worse.
Mike Johnson's political stances:
A nationwide abortion ban.
A nationwide ban on gay marriage.
Heavy restrictions on medical marijuana prescriptions and a ban on recreational marijuana.
Ending military aid to Ukraine.
Gay conversion therapy.
Federal law against gender affirming care for those under 18.
Eliminating funding for immigration and refugee assistance.
A federal version of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill.
Prayer in public schools.
Laws making divorce more difficult.
Johnson does not believe in climate change or that Biden legitimately won the 2020 election. He is a young earth creationist believing the Earth was created between 6-10k years ago. He basically checks every box of a christofascist.
This guy deserves a lot more hate than he is currently getting. Yes, Trump is evil but that doesn't mean Mike Johnson gets a free pass. When the Trump bubble bursts, he will become the new furher so get ready.
Yeah, you could be right. But the guy was a distant afterthought for house speaker. His only draw was that he was obedient to the orange one, in order to get the MAGA caucus, and the other Republicans were just desperate for anyone.
This is more of a marginally useful idiot, not the next face of the republican party. As much as I don't understand Trumps apparent charisma, it's apparent he had some. I don't see any reception at all to Johnson besides "he is doing what we want"
For a party that says it's all about liberty, that's sure a long list of things a person can't do.