LETTER: Is the new House speaker a far-right extremist?
November 12, 2023 - 9:01 pm
I would like to respond to Gordon Hurst’s Monday letter in which he asked why House Speaker Mike Johnson, a patriotic American (his term), is being called a far-right extremist:
I like to think I’m patriotic. I volunteered to serve in the Korean conflict, I fly the American flag and I’ve voted in every general election since Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower was first elected. I’ve voted for members of both major parties since then. I believe in the American way.
In answer to Mr. Hurst’s question, I believe that anyone who claims to be a patriot and believes in the Trump cult’s assertion that the 2020 election was rigged is a far-right extremist.