Vanity Fair Article RatingIs Mike Johnson About to Have a Kevin McCarthy Moment?
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-46% Medium Liberal
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4% Center
- Politician Portrayal
98% Negative
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| "The House speaker -- who sojourned to Mar-a-Lago last weekend to bolster his alliance with Donald Trump -- returned to work Monday to put his clout to the test, aouncing that he would set up votes on his complicated plan to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, despite the motion to vacate Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is dangling over his head." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "I don't spend my time worrying about motions to vacate, a defiant Johnson told CNN Monday." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Johnson isn't quite there yet; Republicans are wary of another punishing speaker fight, Trump himself has so far opposed Greene's theatrics, and some Democrats have suggested they could step in to save him if he operates in good faith." | Negative | -72% Liberal |
| "Mike Johnson's mini-vacation is over." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "But the House GOP -- under his leadership and that of his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy -- has proven averse to governing throughout its majority, and it remains to be seen if Johnson has the resolve or ability to keep the conference in line." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "But the House GOP -- under his leadership and that of his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy -- has proven averse to governing throughout its majority, and it remains to be seen if Johnson has the resolve or ability to keep the conference in line." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "But Johnson has left the door open to ultimately sending the aid together in a single package to the Senate, raising eyebrows among others on the right who have seemed to condition their support for Johnson on keeping Ukraine aid and Israel aid separate." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "But Johnson has left the door open to ultimately sending the aid together in a single package to the Senate, raising eyebrows among others on the right who have seemed to condition their support for Johnson on keeping Ukraine aid and Israel aid separate." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "If that leads to a groundswell on the right, Johnson could find himself in the same position as McCarthy did in October, when he needed support from the other side of the aisle to pass a continuing resolution aimed at keeping the government open." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "If that leads to a groundswell on the right, Johnson could find himself in the same position as McCarthy did in October, when he needed support from the other side of the aisle to pass a continuing resolution aimed at keeping the government open." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "The House speaker -- who sojourned to Mar-a-Lago last weekend to bolster his alliance with Donald Trump -- returned to work Monday to put his clout to the test, aouncing that he would set up votes on his complicated plan to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, despite the motion to vacate Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is dangling over his head." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "The House speaker -- who sojourned to Mar-a-Lago last weekend to bolster his alliance with Donald Trump -- returned to work Monday to put his clout to the test, aouncing that he would set up votes on his complicated plan to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, despite the motion to vacate Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is dangling over his head." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "I don't spend my time worrying about motions to vacate, a defiant Johnson told CNN Monday." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "As Politico reports, President Joe Biden in a Monday night call expressed skepticism that Johnson's plan would clear the Senate, which has already passed its own omnibus foreign aid package." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "As Politico reports, President Joe Biden in a Monday night call expressed skepticism that Johnson's plan would clear the Senate, which has already passed its own omnibus foreign aid package." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "To this point, Greene has mostly stood alone in her outright push to oust Johnson over the security funding plan, which would separate the aid packages for individual votes and provide some of the Ukraine money in the form of a loan." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "To this point, Greene has mostly stood alone in her outright push to oust Johnson over the security funding plan, which would separate the aid packages for individual votes and provide some of the Ukraine money in the form of a loan." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Of course, playing ball with Democrats is what lost McCarthy the gavel -- and led to his early retirement." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Israel funding should not be held hostage by Ukraine funding, Arizona Republican Andy Biggs posted Monday." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Speaker Johnson is not holding Democrats accountable nor leading our Republican majority, Greene seethed after he teed up his foreign aid plan." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Speaker Johnson is not holding Democrats accountable nor leading our Republican majority, Greene seethed after he teed up his foreign aid plan." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "There's more people, Greene told CNN, that are probably going to be angry from whatever happens this week." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "If I do the same thing as the Senate bill, I know we can't process it, Johnson reportedly told Biden." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "If I do the same thing as the Senate bill, I know we can't process it, Johnson reportedly told Biden." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Johnson isn't quite there yet; Republicans are wary of another punishing speaker fight, Trump himself has so far opposed Greene's theatrics, and some Democrats have suggested they could step in to save him if he operates in good faith." | Negative | -60% Liberal |
| "Johnson isn't quite there yet; Republicans are wary of another punishing speaker fight, Trump himself has so far opposed Greene's theatrics, and some Democrats have suggested they could step in to save him if he operates in good faith." | Negative | -60% Liberal |
| "Johnson isn't quite there yet; Republicans are wary of another punishing speaker fight, Trump himself has so far opposed Greene's theatrics, and some Democrats have suggested they could step in to save him if he operates in good faith." | Negative | -60% Liberal |
| "But those tailwinds can change quickly: On Tuesday, Republican Thomas Massie said he had joined Greene's cause and called on Johnson to resign." | Negative | -76% Liberal |
| "But those tailwinds can change quickly: On Tuesday, Republican Thomas Massie said he had joined Greene's cause and called on Johnson to resign." | Negative | -76% Liberal |
| "But those tailwinds can change quickly: On Tuesday, Republican Thomas Massie said he had joined Greene's cause and called on Johnson to resign." | Negative | -76% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
53% : The House speaker -- who sojourned to Mar-a-Lago last weekend to bolster his alliance with Donald Trump -- returned to work Monday to put his clout to the test, announcing that he would set up votes on his complicated plan to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, despite the motion to vacate Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is dangling over his head.49% : "I don't spend my time worrying about motions to vacate," a defiant Johnson told CNN Monday.
14% : Johnson isn't quite there yet; Republicans are wary of another punishing speaker fight, Trump himself has so far opposed Greene's theatrics, and some Democrats have suggested they could step in to save him if he operates in good faith.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.