Blame Mike Johnson for the stalemate in Congress
By Sheldon H. Jacobson
Published on April 16, 2026.
The House of Representatives (R-La.) Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, has been blamed for allowing President Trump to take whatever he wishes, even when it comes to such actions as tariffs, tariffs, and other measures are deemed unlawful. This has led to a stalemate in Congress, with Johnson sending all members home after they passed a funding bill, leading to a shutdown that resulted in hundreds of thousands of federal workers remaining on the job without a paycheck until the shutdown ended. The ICE policy of supporting ICE officers with administrative warrants but not judicial warrants is also likely illegal. Johnson's rejection of a bipartisan Senate bill to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security except ICE shows he is out of touch with the American people and his denial of any action against Trump's actions in Iran is considered ridiculous. The only way for him to be removed as Speaker is if his party turns against him, or if Democrats gain control in the midterms.
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