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His credentials are subject to question since he made statements wrongfully condemning [[Todd Akin]].  This statement earned him a place with the [[RINO Backers]]. A recent comment by him indicates that he has become another pawn of powerful homosexual activist groups.<ref>Scott, Dylan (June 24, 2014). [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ron-johnson-gay-marriage GOP Senator: 'I'm Not Going To Oppose' Gay Marriage If Voters Want It]. ''talkingpointsmemo.com''. Retrieved November 6, 2016.</ref> Despite this, he does have a strongly conservative record and has stated that he would not compromise his conservative views for his 2016 re-election, even though he is in a [[blue state]].<ref>Bolton, Alexander (February 10, 2015). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/232250-targeted-gop-senator-ill-never-vote-my-reelection-mind Targeted GOP Senator: 'I Will Never Vote With My Reelecton in Mind]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 6, 2016.</ref>
 
His credentials are subject to question since he made statements wrongfully condemning [[Todd Akin]].  This statement earned him a place with the [[RINO Backers]]. A recent comment by him indicates that he has become another pawn of powerful homosexual activist groups.<ref>Scott, Dylan (June 24, 2014). [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ron-johnson-gay-marriage GOP Senator: 'I'm Not Going To Oppose' Gay Marriage If Voters Want It]. ''talkingpointsmemo.com''. Retrieved November 6, 2016.</ref> Despite this, he does have a strongly conservative record and has stated that he would not compromise his conservative views for his 2016 re-election, even though he is in a [[blue state]].<ref>Bolton, Alexander (February 10, 2015). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/232250-targeted-gop-senator-ill-never-vote-my-reelection-mind Targeted GOP Senator: 'I Will Never Vote With My Reelecton in Mind]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 6, 2016.</ref>
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Sen. Johnson elicited sharp criticism from both liberals and populists in late December 2020 after twice blocking a bipartisan effort by [[Josh Hawley]] and [[Bernie Sanders]] to provide $1,200 stimulus checks to Americans.<ref>Two references:
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*[https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/18/ron-johnson-blocks-bipartisan-attempt-provide-1200-checks/ GOP Senator Ron Johnson Blocks Bipartisan Attempt To Provide $1,200 Relief Checks]
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*[https://www.businessinsider.com/ron-johnson-josh-hawley-1200-checks-mortgaging-our-childrens-future-2020-12 GOP Sen. Ron Johnson dismisses $1,200 stimulus checks as 'mortgaging our children's future']</ref> This in turn led to Congress instead passing a massive "coronavirus relief" spending bill that contained large portions irrelevant to the pandemic.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/22/tulsi-gabbard-coronavirus-relief-package-a-slap-in-the-face-to-struggling-americans/ Tulsi Gabbard: Coronavirus Relief Package a ‘Slap in the Face’ to Struggling Americans]</ref>
    
====Investigation into Hunter Biden====
 
====Investigation into Hunter Biden====
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