Johnson: Democrats Are “Collectivists And Socialists” But Republicans Are “Principled Rugged Individualists”

“It’s a very delicate balance. If I start kicking people off committees right now, it’s likely that I cause more problems than I solve. And so what I’m trying to do every day is manage this team.

“The Democrats think and act like a union. They’re collectivists. You know, they move in a herd. Many of them are not deeply principled or philosophical folks and so you can command them, and they’ll move as social animals. They’re socialists, right?

“We, on the other hand, are rugged individualists, and we’re deeply principled and philosophical. And it’s difficult to get us to move in tandem sometimes.” – Speaker Mike Johnson, when asked if he’s planning to boot troublemakers like MTG and Thomas Massie from their committees.