“The seat that my dad, Sam Johnson, held in Congress has been compromised. Dad’s successor voted to remove statues of patriots from the U.S. Capitol. I am supporting Keith Self for Congress, a time-tested conservative leader and combat veteran. Please help restore dad’s legacy of leadership by supporting Keith Self for Congress” says Beverly Johnson Briney, daughter of deceased Rep. Sam Johnson, in a statement, not even referring to Rep Van Taylor by name.
What Briney leaves out that when Johnson retired in 2018, he himself gave Taylor a glowing endorsement to succeed him. And that the “statues of patriots” Taylor had voted to remove included literal traitors like Jefferson Davis, Roger Taney, and John Calhoun.