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Mike Johnson

When a member of the clergy calls for mercy for undocumented immigrants it is “radical ideology.” When Trump pardons violent criminals who beat police officers it is “redemption.”

John Fea   |  January 22, 2025

Mike Johnson believes in “redemption.” Here is how he responded to Trump’s pardons and commutations of January 6th insurrectionists: Here’s the money quote: “It’s kind of my ethos, my world view, we believe in redemption, we believe in second chances….” […]

It’s was a nice prayer Mike Johnson, but Thomas Jefferson probably didn’t pray it

John Fea   |  January 3, 2025

In case you missed it, Mike Johnson was re-elected Speaker of the House today. Watch his speech here: At the fourteen minute mark, Johnson said: …I was asked to provide a prayer for the nation. I offered one that is […]

Mike Johnson is feeling the rush of power

John Fea   |  November 17, 2024

Power is a heck of a drug. Just ask Mike Johnson. Watch: The conservative evangelical Speaker of the House appeared today on CNN’s State of the Union. During the interview, Jake Tapper played this clip of Mark Wayne Mullin talking […]

On evangelical Mike Johnson and Arnold Palmer’s genitalia

John Fea   |  October 20, 2024

In case you haven’t heard, on Saturday night Donald Trump spent fifteen minutes talking about Arnold Palmer’s “manhood” in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Watch: Trump is crude and lewd. This is par the course for him. It is also par for the […]

This is what it looks like when an evangelical politician puts party over principle

John Fea   |  October 7, 2024

Over at USA Today, George Fabe Russell describes House Speaker Mike Johnson’s interview yesterday with George Stephanopoulos: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sunday refused to say former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden. During a heated interview with ABC News’ […]

Live blogging the Faith & Freedom Coalition breakfast with J.D. Vance

John Fea   |  July 18, 2024

Vance, a Catholic, is going to have to win over the Christian Right. (Although I have no doubt that they will all vote for him anyway). This morning he takes his first shot at this important GOP constituency. It’s time […]

J.D. Vance and the end of “Reagan’s view of America’s role in the world”

John Fea   |  July 16, 2024

This picture is revealing. Two “America First” populists shaking hands while a classic Reagan Republican watches them and claps from a distance. Here is The Washington Post‘s editorial board: Former president Donald Trump’s selection of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running […]

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wants the Supreme Court to “step-in” to change Trump felony conviction

John Fea   |  May 31, 2024

Watch Johnson on Fox & Friends this morning: Nice try, Mike, but the Supreme Court doesn’t just “step in.” Could this case be appealed to the Supreme Court? Yes. But first it needs to go through the New Appellate Division […]

A pathological liar is in the courtroom today. So is Michael Cohen.

John Fea   |  May 16, 2024

Today Donald Trump hush-money case continues. A pathological liar is in the courtroom today. So is Michael Cohen. Does anyone see the irony of Trump’s lawyers, the people defending one of the most mendacious politicians in American history, trying to […]

The “red tie entourage” comes to New York City to show their loyalty to Trump

John Fea   |  May 16, 2024

They came to support Trump. They came to show the former president that they are vice-presidential material. They came to show that they could dress like the Donald. They took time out of their day–some of them were elected members […]

Mike Johnson knows about Donald Trump, yet he still showed-up at his trial to defend him

John Fea   |  May 15, 2024

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson knows what we all know about Donald Trump: And I could go on. I know how many Trump evangelicals will respond to these claims. They will say something like, “I am voting for a […]

Historian Christopher Brown is not the only one calling for the resignation of Columbia University president Minouche Shafik

John Fea   |  April 24, 2024

Earlier today we called your attention to Columbia University history professor Christopher Brown’s call for the resignation of president Minouche Shafik. He is not alone. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is also calling for Shafik’s resignation, albeit for very […]

Liberty University students come to Washington D.C. to engage with Trump’s congressional surrogates

John Fea   |  March 26, 2024

The students–hundreds of them–heard speeches by Marsha Blackburn, Bob Goode, Tom Emmer, Lauren Boebert, Tom Cotton, Jim Jordan, Andy Biggs, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Speaker Mike Johnson, and others. New president, same old stuff. Here is the Liberty website: Hundreds […]

“You can’t love your country only when you win”

John Fea   |  March 10, 2024

I am on the road this month so my reaction to news stories has been a bit slower than usual. Today I finally got caught up on the responses to Joe Biden’s State of the Union address: Watch the entire […]

A quick primer on the Senate border bill

John Fea   |  February 6, 2024

On Sunday, Senate negotiators released the text of a $118 billion bipartisan bill to reform the country’s immigration policies. The negotiators were Jim Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), and Krysten Sinema (I-Arizona). Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House of […]

Peter Wehner to Mike Johnson: “Did the Lord also tell you very clearly to try to overthrow the election” and “lie on behalf of Mr. Trump…Or were those your ideas?”

John Fea   |  December 8, 2023

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson believes he is a new Moses, called by God to lead the new Israel–the United States–out of its left-wing captivity. Soon he will be referring to Joe Biden as “Pharaoh.” Here is his acceptance […]

A revealing episode of the television drama “The West Wing” is making its rounds on social media:

John Fea   |  November 5, 2023

Watch:

New reporting on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, the Paul Pressler School of Law, and a Southern Baptist college

John Fea   |  November 5, 2023

We have covered Mike Johnson’s connection to the Paul Pressler School of Law here and here. The Washington Post has has taken a deeper dive into this story. Here is Michael Kranish and Isaac Stanley-Becker: On Aug. 15, 2012, Mike […]

Does Speaker of the House Mike Johnson really believe in religious freedom?

John Fea   |  November 2, 2023

Conservative evangelicals like to talk a lot about religious freedom. When they do address this topic, they are usually talking about their own religious freedom–freedom not to bake a wedding cake, or something like that. I am sure Mike Johnson, […]

Mike Johnson is not the only David Barton fan to be Speaker of the House of Representatives

John Fea   |  November 1, 2023

I was recently talking with a reporter who asked me if Mike Johnson was the first Speaker of the House to embrace the teachings of David Barton. I didn’t know the answer off the top of my head so after […]

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