Mike Johnson, the First Proudly Trumpian Speaker

At the Capitol Hill Club, though, Johnson stressed to Garcia that he had fully supported McCarthy. The two lawmakers bonded over their dismay at the frantic spectacle now unfolding, as about a dozen other ambitious Republicans competed to replace McCarthy, further dividing the Party. Garcia, who told me that he and Johnson “just commiserated about all the drama,” remembered Johnson saying, “You know, either one of us could do this job!”