Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Monday wrote that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has “misled” Republicans to believe they are powerless against President Joe Biden, citing a story from the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Massie told the story of once having breakfast with Scalia and 18 other lawmakers at the Capitol Hill Club, a social club for Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) at the Capitol in Washington on May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
During the meeting, Republicans were dismayed that then-Speaker John Boehner had “convinced” lawmakers that Republicans did not have enough power to combat an unaccountable Barack Obama administration.
In this November 6, 2014, file photo Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks in
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