House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)
The House Majority PAC, which works to elect Democrats, called Johnson’s comments the “Freudian slip of the century.” The press office account for California Gov.
Gavin Newsom (D) also weighed in: “You’re right Mr. Speaker, your party did defend this evil ideology this week.
And it has real effects on real people,” Johnson claimed.
Senate GOP leadership will also attempt to push forward a separate appropriations bill to fund the Pentagon for a full year.
Mike Johnson, the speaker of the House (R-La. has become the target of social media jokes due to his single word choice.
On Thursday, Johnson responded to questions from reporters about a recent incident in which an American flag was changed to include a swastika inside the office of Representative B.C. (R-Ohio) Dave Taylor. In a statement to the publication on Wednesday, the Republican congressman said that the picture “does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself” and that he condemns it “in the strongest terms.”. “”.
Johnson acknowledged that a “proper investigation” is still underway and stated that he would not comment until it was finished, even though he claimed that Taylor “did exactly what he should have done, and that is report it.”. Rather, he made a more general condemnation.
That is obviously not the Republican Party’s guiding philosophy. “We uphold the fundamental values of the United States,” Johnson stated. The following are the things that lead to human flourishing: individual freedom, limited government, the rule of law, peace through force, fiscal responsibility, free markets, and human dignity. Do you want me to explain them to you now? “.”.
“We have stood against that,” he added. The Nazis were fought by us. We stood up for that pernicious ideology. We strongly oppose that, and we condemn anyone in any party who supports it. “”.
Critics on social media swiftly mocked Johnson for his apparent gaffe.
The Lincoln Project wrote on X, referring to the quote with the word “defended,” “Epic Freudian slip.”. “.”.
The co-founder of the progressive website MeidasTouch, Brett Meiselas, included a Sigmund Freud meme.
The Democratic-leaning House Majority PAC referred to Johnson’s remarks as the “Freudian slip of the century.”. “.”.
California Gov.’s press office account. “You’re right, Mr. Dot Speaker, your party did defend this evil ideology this week,” added Gavin Newsom (D). Additionally, it was sick.
A recent POLITICO report on thousands of leaked messages among Young Republicans that made jokes about rape, slavery, and gas chambers seemed to be referenced in the account. Vice President JD Vance had urged Americans to “focus on the real issues” and stated that he would not “join the pearl clutching” in the face of bipartisan backlash. “.”.
Amid a tense standoff as the government shutdown entered its sixteenth day, Johnson also defended the GOP’s strategy during the press conference.
“This Democratic Party is not your grandfather’s. That entire operation is now being run by the far-left, Marxist-left. Johnson asserted that it affects actual people in real ways.
As Democrats have insisted that they will not compromise on their own major demands, which include restoring Medicaid cuts from President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed over the summer and extending Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, the Senate failed for the tenth time on Thursday to advance a GOP short-term spending bill that had already passed the House.
John Thune (R-S), the Senate majority leader, recently spoke with MSNBC. D. reopened the government and stated that he is prepared to “guarantee” a vote on a one-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits, but he could not guarantee it would pass. According to Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N. Yep. rejected the plea, the Democratic lawmaker subsequently stated that no formal proposal was ever presented to him.
To finance the Pentagon for a full year, Senate GOP leadership will also try to advance a separate appropriations bill. Republicans are trying to exert pressure amid the deadlock, but Democrats are ready to block the measure.
