Editor's note: Anthony Moretti, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, is an associate professor at the Department of Communication and Organizational Leadership at Robert Morris University. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily those of CGTN.

The U.S. House of Representatives again has a Speaker of the House, but no one should anticipate that the chaos enveloping America's political culture will change. In fact, with Republican Mike Johnson, of Louisiana, in the Speaker's chair, more confusion should be expected.

Johnson, a Republican, eagerly accepts views that place him far apart from the mainstream. In short, if you are not white, not male, not Christian, not straight, not a fan of Donald Trump, and not in favor of Israel blowing the Gaza Strip back to the stone age, then he will have a problem with you. He readily endorsed the idea that nefarious forces aligned with U.S. President Joe Biden and stole the 2020 election, therefore denying Trump a deserved second term as president of the United States.

Trump, who remains the front-runner in the Republican Party's search for a presidential nominee for 2024, quickly congratulated Johnson on becoming Speaker, going as far as to suggest that "we were very happy to have helped," although he did not make clear who "we" were or what kind of help was offered.

What is clear is that one of the reasons Johnson is now a Speaker is because he is an election denier. A slate of Republican representatives left little doubt during the three weeks the House had no Speaker that they would not support any candidate who refused to believe that Trump had his re-election bid stolen. 

In a late-2020 interview with the respected New Yorker magazine, Johnson outlined why the never-proven shenanigans had succeeded: "Normally, an election fraud case will be one Senate race. Here, you had it happening across the country all simultaneously, and you had this very short window to prove it, and it was a scattershot, shotgun approach by necessity, and, because of that, it wasn't successful."

In other words, if only Trump had more time, or perhaps better lawyers, then he would still be the president. This "logic" continues to run up against one important reality: No evidence has been uncovered that shows fraud of any kind played a role in Biden's 2020 victory. But do not tell that to Johnson; he is committed to the belief that Trump was cheated.

Johnson's support for Trump is matched by his support for Israel, which he sees as the lone victim in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. On Wednesday, mere hours after he had been sworn in as Speaker, Johnson presented a resolution in the House of Representatives demanding that Hamas cease all attacks and release all of the hostages it is holding. 

The resolution, which carries no legal weight and is the equivalent of an official public statement, overwhelmingly passed; only 10 members – all but one were Democrats – voted against it, saying it did not acknowledge the deaths of innocent Palestinian civilians. You and I should anticipate in the coming days that Johnson will use his powerful megaphone to bash Hamas and anyone, no matter the country in which they live, who dares to criticize Israel's response to the attack that took place earlier this month. 

With Johnson as Speaker of the House, it is certain that any efforts President Biden wants to undertake to address the Israel-Hamas conflict must be viewed through an Israel-first and Israel-is-right lens. That might not be much of a problem because Biden has consistently sided with Israel even though he has urged the country's leaders to be cautious in its response. And as the aforementioned resolution shows, politicians on both sides of the aisle have lined up behind Israel, making it even easier for Johnson to rally Congress.

However, there is another storm cloud on the horizon, and it will test Johnson's ability to maintain control over Republicans, who hold a slim majority in Congress: aid for Ukraine. The president wants Congress to back his $106 billion aid package that includes support for Ukraine and other interests. However, Republicans are increasingly skeptical about Ukraine and about a military conflict with Russia that has lasted more than 600 days.

As one example, the New York Times reported that more than half of all Republicans earlier this month voted against a $300 million program that would have trained and equipped Ukrainian fighters. And with recent polling reaffirming that Americans are increasingly uncomfortable with billions of dollars heading to Kyiv, Johnson might find it easier to reject what the president wants although he would do so knowing some conservatives want more weapons to reach Ukraine.

Let's not mince words here: On October 1, Mike Johnson was just another flame-throwing, hard-right, Trump-loving Republican. He was a lightweight. But now he is one of the most powerful politicians in Washington. He will do Trump's bidding. He will do Israel's bidding. He will answer first to the most rabid of right-wing members of Congress. And because of all of this, Washington's political climate will not change.

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