Jonah Goldberg: Will Mike Johnson get away with betraying MAGA House members with his proposed budget?
by Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency
Jan 09, 2024
3 minutes
The House Freedom Caucus is largely right about debt and deficits. Some members might be staggering hypocrites, given that they had little problem with Donald Trump’s spending when he was president. They’re also right that the budget deal worked out between Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) is a middle finger to the forces that orchestrated the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
The primary stated reason McCarthy had to go
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