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How Speaker Mike Johnson Has Survived So Far
Episode 108

How Speaker Mike Johnson Has Survived So Far

The Assignment with Audie Cornish · CNN Podcasts

May 6, 202427m 51s

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Show Notes

When Mike Johnson worked with Democrats to pass Ukraine war funding, he knew it would enrage the extreme right-wing and threaten his speakership. So far, Johnson has survived the challenge to his job, and as Doug Heye puts it, “survival is strength.” Heye has worked for Republicans in the House and Senate and is a former communications director for the Republican National Committee. He’ll describe the tightrope Mike Johnson must walk in order lead House Republicans back to a majority in November.

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