Why Mike Johnson is 'playing dumb' to protect Trump

When MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) tried to oust Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) as House speaker in May 2024, she got a backlash not only from fellow Republicans, but also, from Democrats. The House voted 359-43 to keep Johnson as speaker, and many House Democrats — policy differences and all — helped save him from the fate that ous...