House Speaker Mike Johnson has finally showed some signs that he is not simply going to go along with Dear Leader Trump on everything.
Recently, Johnson seemed to dismiss suggestions that the U.S. might use military force to take over Greenland, as Trump has suggested. Johnson said that he not expect this situation to escalate to war, or for American troops to be deployed there, even if the Trump administration is making a lot of noise right now about doing exactly that.
While kind of simultaneously defending Trump's recent invasion and takeover of Venezuela and downplaying any suggestions of de facto colonialism there, Johnson nevertheless pointed out how the situation with Greenland is clearly different. Here is a snippet from a recent MSN article by Samyarup Chowdhury:
Johnson, who described the U.S. operation in Venezuela as not a “regime change” but a demand for altered behavior by the regime, said military intervention in Greenland would be unacceptable. His comments followed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s statement that “utilizing the U.S. military is always an option” in discussions about Greenland.
House speaker turns on Trump Story by Samyarup Chowdhury • January 19, 2026:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-speaker-turns-on-trump/ar-AA1Uwb9O?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=696ea5cedc614944b849ec006fc68871&ei=8
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