Johnson Claims Anti-DOGE Town Halls Are Work of 'Paid' Mobs
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) claimed Wednesday that Americans who attended recent rowdy Republican town halls were “paid protesters.”
Several GOP lawmakers have been booed or confronted at the local events this month by constituents concerned about the Trump administration’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers.
Johnson and most have been supportive of the cuts, which are being marshalled by President Donald Trump’s billionaire lieutenant Elon Musk, but Reps. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rich McCormick (R-GA), and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) all received pushback from members of the public at recent town halls.
During an appearance on CNN Wednesday, Johnson was asked if he is concerned that Democrats will be able to exploit voter dissatisfaction with the cuts to federal spending being implemented by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force.
“No, I don’t, because the videos you saw of the town halls were of paid protesters in many of those places,” Johnson said, without offering any evidence to support his claim. “These are Democrats who went to the events early and filled up the seats.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/johnson-tries-to-shrug-off-anti-doge-town-halls-as-the-work-of-paid-protesters/
Out of touch much, Little Mikey Suck-up?
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