Johnson criticizes Biden over refusal to intervene in dockworker strike

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed his dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden’s decision not to block a port strike in the United States.

Thousands of unionized dockworkers on the East Coast and Gulf Coast are walking off the job on Tuesday. Biden, a pro-union president, has said he will not intervene in the strike, to the dismay of Johnson, who expressed his disagreement toward the president’s choice.

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