Speaker Mike Johnson gamely defended President Donald Trump’s weekend social media post showing him dropping apparent human excrement on liberal protesters in comments to reporters Monday, calling it “satire.”

Trump on Saturday evening posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social showing him wearing a crown at the stick of a warplane emblazoned with “King Trump.” It is shown bombarding liberal protesters with a poop-like substance in an apparent reference to the “No Kings” rallies that took place in numerous American cities earlier in the day.

“The president uses social media to make the point. You can argue he’s probably the most effective…

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