Speaker Mike Johnson Says He Would Confront Trump if Constitutional Authority Is Overstepped

House Speaker Mike Johnson affirms that he is prepared to step in if President Donald Trump overreaches his constitutional authority, responding to growing concerns about the balance of power between the legislative and executive branches during Trump’s second term. Johnson makes the remarks during a public interview at an Axios event in Washington, D.C., after being pressed by a reporter on whether he has ceded too much control to the president.

“I don’t agree with that,” Johnson says, firmly rejecting the suggestion that Congress has become a rubber stamp for Trump’s agenda. He emphasizes that while. . .