It appears that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's honeymoon is coming to an early conclusion. The right-wing House Freedom Caucus is hopping mad that Johnson allowed the Defense Authorization Bill to pass with Democratic votes, a big no-no signifying that the bill was obviously much too good. According to Puck's Tara Palmieri, they accused Johnson of going behind their backs and using a “page ripped from the [John] Boehner playbook" referring to the former speaker who, like Kevin McCarthy, was also chased out of the job for passing bills with Democrats.
Palmieri reports that a senior GOP aide told her that “people are turning on Mike fast; he won’t make a decision" because he wouldn't choose between two competing bills. And apparently, it has finally occurred to them that his lack of experience and expertise might be a problem, quoting the same aide saying, “his operation is minor league compared to Kevin’s team. At least they knew what they were doing and how the place ran. Mike’s team has no idea what they’re doing, and it’s pissing people off. We used to be able to get answers from people.” Who could have seen that coming?
