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Mike Johnson Cancels Europe Delegation After NBC Inquiry

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC · How we work

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Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled a staff delegation to Europe after an NBC inquiry.
Curt Beaulieu, Johnson’s policy and tax adviser, was set to lead the delegation.
It would have visited a Ferrari factory near Bologna and a Barilla plant in Parma.
It also planned luxury-goods meetings in Milan or Florence and a Champagne tour.
Johnson’s office cited a scheduling conflict, prompting X critics to call the plan tone-deaf and corrupt.

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Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled a staff delegation to Europe after an NBC inquiry.
Curt Beaulieu, Johnson’s policy and tax adviser, was set to lead the delegation.
It would have visited a Ferrari factory near Bologna and a Barilla plant in Parma.
It also planned luxury-goods meetings in Milan or Florence and a Champagne tour.
Johnson’s office cited a scheduling conflict, prompting X critics to call the plan tone-deaf and corrupt.