Mike Johnson, a Republican politician, is being described in the media as an 'extremist' and a 'zealot in an unassuming suit'. Some argue that the difference between 'extremist' and 'moderate' Republicans is mostly rhetorical. Johnson has faced criticism for his Christian faith, with some comparing him to David Duke and calling him 'more dangerous than Donald Trump'. Johnson has responded to these attacks, calling them 'disgusting'.
"David Duke-Lite"? "More dangerous than Donald Trump"? Mike Johnson is being skewered for his Christian faith. We have thoughts. https://t.co/L7acL6C7q2
'What's It Like to Be Compared to the Mullahs of Iran, the Taliban, and the Maine Shooter?' Speaker Mike Johnson Responds to 'Disgusting' Attacks on His Faith https://t.co/Wtk03lC3aS
Mike Johnson isn’t “as cartoonishly Trumpy as Matt Gaetz or frothing on Fox News like Jim Jordan,” writes @MollyJongFast, “but he’s perhaps even more dangerous: a zealot in an unassuming suit.” Read more: https://t.co/BLVpaHM9Uc
Mike Johnson is being described in the media as an “extremist.” But the Republicans labeled as “moderate" often have radical views that differ very little from those of the “extremists.” The difference is mostly rhetorical, not substantive. https://t.co/SQnBbQtNRp https://t.co/cuch8PkDIM
"So which is he: an anti-democratic politician and an insurrectionist, or a mild-mannered Christian? Part of the problem is that we have come to imagine that a person cannot be both at the same time. Mike Johnson shows that you can." https://t.co/BwZPQI4tUc