Mike Johnson gives Democrats a taste of their own medicine after ‘No Kings’ rallies

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) blasted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Monday for not “doing their jobs” during the government shutdown while they attended “No Kings” rallies last weekend.

House Democrats have spent the last 20 days calling out their Republican colleagues for being on “vacation,” as Johnson has kept the House in recess for over a month. In a Monday press conference, the speaker turned their messaging around, following the No Kings rallies that took place across the country in protest of the Trump administration.

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