Mike Johnson Turns Off Instagram Mentions After Ukraine Aid Backlash
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has turned off mentions of Instagram on his official government account following the social media uproar over the Ukraine aid passage. Instagram users will no longer be able to mention the so-called People’s House leader in posts on the popular app, a change that will restrict users from engaging with […]
Johnson: ‘There is an appropriate time’ for National Guard if student protesters don’t disperse
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Wednesday that there may come a time when the National Guard will be needed to quell pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and other universities where unrest has occurred. Johnson’s comments came during a combative press conference he held with Republican lawmakers at Columbia University in New York City, where they […]
Johnson works to turn down House temperature as rebels weigh revolt
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is moving to cool House tensions as a band of hard-line Republicans weigh whether to set in motion an attempt at his ouster. Conservatives are livid with Johnson over a series of bills he put on the floor, most recently foreign aid for Ukraine that a majority of Republicans opposed. Rep. […]
‘Chaos’: Johnson Slams Campus Protests After Visit, Says Activists Are ‘Threatening,’ ‘Intimidating’ Jewish Students
After visiting Columbia University on Wednesday, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson denounced the ongoing campus protests on Fox News, saying activists are “intimidating and intimidating” Jewish students. Johnson appeared on “Jesse Watters Prime Time” to discuss his visit to the City University of New York campus on Wednesday, as pro-Palestinian protesters have been demonstrating at […]
Johnson: Republicans ‘don’t have a functioning majority’ in the House
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) joined Jesse Watters on Wednesday to push for passage of the massive foreign aid package recently passed by both chambers and immigration reform with a Democratic Senate and President Biden in office. discussed the challenges facing the Republican Party. “Listen, we’re dealing with the smallest majority in American history. We’re […]
Johnson Went to Columbia to ‘Stir Up’ ‘More Anger and Hate’ and ‘Endanger’ ‘Lives’
On Wednesday’s MSNBC show “Alex Wagner Tonight,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-Louisiana) visit to Colombia “will spark even more anger and hatred.” “It is causing serious harm and endangering people’s lives.” These are young people at the Columbia University encampment. ” Omar said, “This is a man who is clinging […]
Speaker Johnson on Columbia visit: So many ‘rage’-filled students don’t ‘know what they’re talking about’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) appeared unfazed by a crowd of anti-Israel demonstrators who loudly tried to overwhelm his speech during a visit to the Columbia University campus Wednesday. “Today we did our job. We spoke out,” Johnson said.jesse watters prime time. ” Johnson also spoke with host Jesse Watters just before his appearance and […]
Mike Johnson Heckled by Columbia University Students
Columbia University students heckled House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) during a speech Wednesday, citing the rise in anti-Semitism on campus over the past week. When Johnson began his speech, speech Booing could be heard from the crowd at Columbia University. “We’re standing here on the steps of the Law Library right now, in this very […]
Speaker Johnson calls out campus antisemitism as Columbia’s anti-Israel protesters shout at, heckle him
new york — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) holds a press conference on the steps of Columbia University, above a campsite occupied since last week by protesters demanding the university divest from Israel-related businesses. Ta. Speakers accused university leaders of allowing “mob rule” and intimidation tactics to “supersede” the Founding Fathers’ ideals of free speech, […]
Democrats Could Save Speaker Johnson from Potential GOP Ouster Effort
According to reports, Congressional Democrats are prepared to save House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) from a motion to resign if it is invoked. If Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) moves forward with a motion to abstain against her, the media’s Nicholas Wu, and the newspaper’s Nicholas Wu, “more than 20 Democrats will join Politico. “I […]