Ex-House Speaker Boehner praises Mike Johnson for efforts to ‘appease’ his caucus: ‘Bright future’

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Former House Speaker John Boehner has only praise for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he navigates attacks from the lower chamber’s divided Republican conference during one of the most tumultuous periods in national politics. 

“He’s got to go through this dance every day to try to appease his caucus. But at the end of the day, he knows what has to get done, and he finds a way to get it done,” Boehner said during an interview on Monday with Axios.

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