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"Deputy speaker" and "so-called leader": How Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries troll each other

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries used to go out of their way to laud their positive working relationship. But those days are done, and the smack talk has gotten personal.

Why it matters: Their relationship may only further deteriorate this year as Congress tries to keep the gears of government churning during a bruising midterm election.


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