McCarthy's concessions are making it harder for Johnson to do his job

Speaker Mike Johnson's push to advance an aid package for Ukraine in the face of vehement opposition from his own party was never going to be easy. But it has been made even more politically perilous by a pair of concessions to the far right that he inherited from his predecessor. A single lawmaker can call a snap vote to oust the speaker.

Johnson's problems spring from his predecessor’s efforts to placate the far right. Now they are seeking to use the leverage they won then to get their way on the foreign aid bill. Johnson has a tough job because of his predecessor's efforts to appease the far-right.