Freedom Caucus: Johnson Is Like “Woke” John Boehner

December 13, 2023 Infighting Is Funny, Republicans

House Freedom Caucus members are slamming Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), likening him to former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a list of internal talking points obtained by Axios.

“This is an obvious play to end-run conservative objections and pass liberal ‘woke’ military policy with the help of House Democrats — a page ripped from the Boehner playbook,” they wrote.

The Freedom Caucus played a leading role in Boehner stepping down as speaker in 2015, and it blocked several speaker candidates in October after five of its members voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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SCOOP: House Freedom Caucus members are slamming Speaker Mike Johnson’s handling of the National Defense Authorization Act, likening him to former Speaker John Boehner in a list of internal talking points obtained by Axios.https://t.co/CQn8zoIiWT

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