Speaker Johnson Endorsed Far-Right Book With Conspiracy Theories, Homophobic Slurs
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) endorsed a 2022 book that pushed debunked conspiracy theories and used homophobic slurs, going so far as to pen its foreword, CNN reports.
Far-right blogger Scott McKay’s book, The Revivalist Manifesto, backs “Pizzagate,” a viral conspiracy theory during the 2016 presidential election campaign that claims senior Democrats run a pedophile ring.
The book also declares voters from underserved communities “unsophisticated and susceptible to government dependency” and claims they were manipulated with “Black Lives Matter ‘defund the police’ pandering.”