House Speaker Mike Johnson is in a position of power, but maintaining that position has become increasingly difficult each year. As Bloomberg pointed out, many of the challenges he faces stem from his own political judgments. Internal party divisions, chaos in budget negotiations, and backlash from confrontational stances are all closely related to his leadership choices. Speaker Johnson must balance the complex interests involved in the speakership and partisan expectations, and in the process, he is forced to deal with the situations his decisions have created. The true test of his leadership will be how he overcomes these self-inflicted crises.