Departing congressman says voter choices and Trump’s ‘lost focus’ contribute to DC’s troubles

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 1,818

Last Updated: 4 days, 12 hours ago

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SIOUX FALLS — Partisan squabbles are keeping Congress from effecting change, and President Donald Trump has made it worse when he has “lost focus,” said South Dakota Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, who added that he finds many of Trump’s personal characteristics “lacking.”

Johnson, who will leave office in January, aired his frustrations about national politics and celebrated his staff and some colleagues at a Sioux Falls Downtown Rotary Club meeting Monday. During …

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