Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday once again aligned himself with President Donald Trump , saying the president is "absolutely right" to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles as protests over against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue -- and sided with the president's criticism of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding that the California governor should be "tarred and feathered."
Johnson said Trump is "fully in his authority right now to do what he is doing" to "maintain order" -- including deploying 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to Los Angeles as demonstrators clash with law enforcement amid the protests.
"President Trump has put his hand on the table and said 'Not on my watch,' and we applaud that so we're standing with him," Johnson said during a new