A new op-ed from The Advocate on Friday accused the new House speaker of using 'a soft touch' to hide 'hard-line views.'
Newly-elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday was criticized in a blistering op-ed column published by a newspaper in his home state of Louisiana.Johnson, who has represented districts in Louisiana since 2015, was elected speaker on Wednesday, receiving rare unanimous support from his Republican peers after weeks of turmoil.
On Friday, Stephanie Grace, a reporter for Louisiana's largest daily newspaper, The Advocate, published an op-ed column about Johnson, titled 'Mike Johnson's soft touch masks hard-line views,' deriding his 'ability to put a friendly and legalistic face on some extreme opinions,' and his active hand in the efforts to contest the last presidential election.
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