John,
The House GOP Speaker drama has reached unprecedented levels of absurdity.
After failing three times to win on the House floor, insurrectionist Jim Jordan—a friend and close ally of Lauren Boebert—was unceremoniously replaced by his colleagues.
While this is good news for the country, it's clear that the extremists are very much still in charge of the House GOP. The newly-elected Speaker, Mike Johnson, is a vocal advocate of Trump's Big Lie and refused to certify the 2020 election results.
His Trumpy credentials explain, in part, why Lauren Boebert is so closely embracing Johnson, and why Boebert shouted "Boo!" and "Shut up!" at reporters who asked a legitimate question about Johnson's election denial. |