Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday celebrated the Borg-Warner Trophy for the Indianapolis 500 instead of focusing on leading Republicans.
“I’ve never been upstaged by a trophy before,” Johnson said as the trophy, awarded to the winner of the Indianapolis 500, was carried in front of him.
“I’ve never been upstaged by a trophy before.”
When a Speaker collides with a Trophy. 🏁🏁🏁@jdouglas4 @IMS #Indy500 #borgwarnertrophy pic.twitter.com/JhMwhZSRLB
— Aishah Hasnie (@aishahhasnie) May 7, 2024
Johnson, as he celebrates the arrival of the trophy, has continued to face frustrated conservatives such as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). Massie and Greene have sought to remove him as speaker.
“I’m the most conservative member who has ever held the gavel as speaker, but the reality of our numbers [is] our challenge,” Johnson…
