On CNN’s State of the Union, House Speaker Mike Johnson stood by Brandon Herrera, a Republican running for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District. After host Jake Tapper played a clip of Herrera’s earlier remarks, Johnson still described him as a “serious candidate” and a “very thoughtful guy.”
Johnson first said the Democratic Party was being taken over by an “insurgent Marxist socialist left.” Tapper then asked the speaker to address the more extreme elements of the Republican party, including Herrera, who has a well-documented record of offensive commentary. And to make his point, Tapper played a clip of Herrera.
