Mike Johnson Performs Impressions Mocking Trump for Establishment Media

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in an interview with the establishment media outlet Politico performed an impression mocking former President Donald Trump.

“He’s a good speaker of the House,” Johnson added, continuing his Trump impression.

Politico claimed:

That would have been highly debatable not long ago, but Johnson is enjoying a period of renewed respect, particularly after avoiding a shutdown and pushing through aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Most House Republicans are now more frustrated with far-right members who make Johnson’s life difficult than they are with Johnson. Democrats rewarded him for his streak of responsible governing by saving him from a motion to vacate.

Johnson’s Trump impression continued: “I’ve liked him!”

Politico also wrote that Johnson was able to “neuter” Trump during the final stages of the foreign aid debate and oppose Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) move to oust Johnson as the leader of the House.

Johnson said about his attempt to neutralize Trump during the Ukraine aid debate:

I have always been very forthright with him and very honest, and told him what I thought was in his best interest, in the country’s best interest, even if sometimes he didn’t necessarily agree. But on reflection, he often says, “Mike is a really good guy. He’s doing a really hard job.”

I think we have a very good relationship of trust. And he knows that when I advise him of something or give him an idea or tell him something I have to do, I think he appreciates that I’m operating in good faith. And that means a lot to President Trump.

When asked if he thought the former president would be okay with Johnson doing a Trump impression, he said, “Oh, yeah. No, he would laugh. We have a good time together. I think he’d be flattered by it. People love that. It humanizes him. And I think he’s got thick skin.”