Mike Johnson Labels Himself a ‘Wartime Speaker’ [Video]

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke to reporters during his weekly press conference on Tuesday and labeled himself a “wartime speaker” governing at a time “comparable to the Civil War.”Johnson is facing a hardright revolt as the House is set to vote to pass additional military aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan.

“Look, we are in. We are in unprecedented times. Okay. We’re in dangerous times. This has been articulated here around the world and here at home. We need steady leadership. We need steady hands at the wheel. Look, I regard myself as a as a wartime speaker,” Johnson said, adding:

I mean, in a literal sense, we are. I knew that when I took the gavel. I didn’t anticipate that this would be easy path. Former Speaker Newt Gingrichposted a couple days ago on his social media that, this is the hardest challenge that’s faced a speaker, probably in the history of …