Axios, WaPo Praise Speaker Mike Johnson for His Courage and Bravery

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Remember when the media hated House Speaker Mike Johnson? Reuters found that Johnson’s family had ties to slavery. Rolling Stone reported that Johnson flew a symbol of insurrection and violence — the Appeal to Heaven flag — outside his office. CNN unearthed audio of Johnson calling abortion a “Holocaust.” ABC News “unearthed” a video from 2015 showing Johnson with his daughter at a “Purity Ball.” Another unearthed clip showed him promoting anti-pornography software. Hollywood Insider found Johnson’s wife condemning homosexuality. One activist suggested he was a closeted gay man.

But worst of all — New York Times columnist David French said that Johnson was misinterpreting Christianity.

They even went off on his Fossil wristwatch, mistaking it for an $18,000 Rolex, which didn’t suit “a humble servant of Christ.”

Johnson was the worst of the worst — a Christian nationalist, which is the new white supremacist.

Then Johnson did something unexpected. He was using aid to Ukraine as leverage to get legislation passed addressing the southern border. But then the House passed a bill giving Ukraine $61 billion with no concessions for the border. Democrats waved Ukrainian flags on the House floor.

Now the media is taking a second look at Johnson. Check out the headline from Axios:

Speaker Mike Johnson did something rarely, if ever, seen in the MAGA era when he won passage of a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

He defied the loudest, most threatening GOP personalities, dug deep into government intelligence — and shifted his… pic.twitter.com/GW4olVnTui

— Axios (@axios) April 21, 2024

“… and shifted his position on the most vital foreign policy legislation in years.”

Johnson said it was a confidential national security briefing that made him change his mind. Now he’s a hero for standing up to MAGA extremists. The White House’s Karen Tumulty followed Axios’ lead, asking us to appreciate Johnson for standing up to the bullies and passing the foreign aid bill.