Mike Johnson defends Trump after suggestive Arnold Palmer story: 'He has fun at his rallies'

  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -43% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : They're going to vote what's best for their family, and they see that in Trump.
41% : Trump spoke at a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, during which he spent 12 minutes talking about the late golfer Arnold Palmer, which included a reference to Palmer's genitalia.
31% : The House speaker claimed he "did not hear" Trump wanting to use the military against his political opponents, and that "you got two different clips" in different contexts.
17% : Featured Local SavingsJohnson added that Trump has dealt with multiple "baseless" political attacks since he announced his first run for president back in 2015, and his political opponents have done "real damage in the American psyche."
12% : Johnson was pressed by CNN's Jake Tapper on whether this type of story was an indication Trump is becoming less focused in his speeches, prompting the House speaker to contend that Trump's history from his first presidential term is what people care about.
11% : "Look, Trump is talking about restoring law and order and I'm telling you, you can mock it, people in the media can mock it, but that resonates with the American people," Johnson said.
11% : In the Fox News interview, Trump argued his political opponents have "weaponized the government against me," a reference to the myriad of legal battles Trump has dealt with since leaving the White House.
3% : He then pointed to how Vice President Kamala Harris has claimed Trump is "dangerous" to the United States, while some of his colleagues in the House have called for Trump to be extinguished.

*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.

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