Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
On Wednesday, Oct. 25, following three weeks of chaos and head-spinning melodrama, House Republicans finally managed to elect a House speaker. Louisiana’s Mike Johnson took the gavel and ended the GOP’s nightmare. The next day, the congressman — largely unknown to the public and even many Republicans on Capitol Hill — decided it was time to introduce himself to those who have no idea who he is. To that end, Johnson sat down for a one-on-interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
Two days later, Congress’ top Republican mixed things up a bit and sat down, not with Fox News, but with Fox Business. That same day, Fox News viewers saw Johnson and his wife being interviewed by McEnany. Two days later, the House speaker appeared on a Sunday show. If you’re thinking it might’ve been “Fox News Sunday,” you’re right. As media strategies go, this one is lacking in subtlety. At face value, it’s likely that none of this seems especially surprising.
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