Overview

• Democratic strategist James Carville has labeled House Speaker Mike Johnson and Christian nationalism as 'greater threats' to the United States than al-Qaeda.
• Carville's comments were made during an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, where he expressed concern over Johnson's ability to hold the Republican Party together in the House.
• Johnson, the first Speaker of the House from Louisiana, has been accused of having strong ties to Christian nationalism, a movement that believes the U.S. should be governed by Christian values.
• Carville also warned that Christian nationalists have infiltrated not just Congress, but also the U.S. Supreme Court, suggesting they have at least two justices on their side.
• Johnson has been criticized for his views on democracy, which he described as 'two wolves and a lamb having lunch', implying a disregard for majority rule.