Daniel Wolfram
According to the Speaker of the House, it is not Trump’s fault that his war has caused prices to soar.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson is known as an optimistic man.
But maybe the MAGA loyalist has taken notice of the bad polling for his Republican colleagues all over the country since he is currently meeting constituents close to the midterms.
However, there have been no promises of improvement, as he refuses to even acknowledge that Trump has been instrumental in pushing fuel prices up because of his war in Iran.
Johnson goes on the campaign trail
The Republicans are frustrated with the way the Trump administration has conducted itself and made life for everyday Americans a lot more expensive, especially due to the war in Iran.
But do not expect Johnson to hold Trump accountable. During an interview with CBS News, he completely absolved Trump of any wrongdoing for the potentially bad midterms for the GOP.
“Everybody’s frustrated about fuel prices, obviously, but that’s not related to policies. It’s not related to the Republicans in office,” Johnson said in an interview in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana, with CBS News.
When the journalist pressed him on whether it was hard to say that to a voter, given that the Republicans for the past two years have controlled both the House and the Senate, Johnson dismissed that and put the blame solely on the Strait of Hormuz.
“If I give them a couple of pure facts, they understand it easily. This is related to the Strait of Hormuz. It is not yet resolved there.”
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Intends to stay on as Speaker
Mike Johnson also stated to CBS News that he intends to continue as Speaker of the House even if the GOP loses its majority.
“In the unlikely scenario where we lost the majority, I would expect my colleagues would ask me to continue leading this conference, even if we have divided government,” Johnson said.
That contradicts statements he made just days prior in an interview with Fox News, where he said that if the Republicans lost the majority, he could see himself retiring from politics, going back to Shreveport, and starting a lawn business.
