Path to the Polls: House Speaker subjected to rescue or coup and Trump forced to confront his ‘alternative facts’

House Speaker Mike Johnson deftly maneuvered a long-stalled and sprawling foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel through the House, dodging stiff resistance from many conservative Republicans.

The big question now is will it prove to be his undoing because there’s the threat of a coup or will the Democrats come to his rescue?

There is no telling where this real-life soap opera is going to end.

Also on the agenda for Tuesday’s “Path to the Polls” is former President Donald Trump’s historic business fraud trial.

By the end of the first week, the former White House occupant looked frustrated. He might be forced to confront his “alternative facts” for the first time.

How will he temper his false allegations about the case after this week’s hearing on his alleged gag order violations?

News4JAX political analyst and head of the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute Rick Mullaney joins me at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for this week’s live streaming episode of “Vote 2024: Path to the Polls.” You can watch an encore showing at 7 p.m. Tuesday on News4JAX+ or watch any time On Demand on the News4JAX YouTube Channel, News4JAX+ and News4JAX.com.