Johnson Feigns Ignorance Of Christian Nationalism

“I’ve been labeled all kinds of stuff, but these people don’t know me. Look, my family – it’s no fun to be misquoted and maligned and mocked of course, but we know that comes with the job and we’re unfazed. I’m not even sure what the term [Christian nationalist] means. Look, there are entire industries built on taking down, tearing down people like me. I understand that comes with the territory and we’re not fazed by it. But listen, what I believe in are the founding principles of the country, individual freedom, limited government, the rule of law, peace, through strength, fiscal responsibility, free markets, human dignity. Those are essential American principles.” – Speaking Mike Johnson, this morning on Fox News Sunday when asked about the Washington Post op-ed linked below.

Wow. Mike Johnson on Fox News Sunday doesn’t rule out voting against access to contraception but then says “I really don’t remember any of those measures” when asked about his past votes against reproductive health care pic.twitter.com/4pDl3BGGD3

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 5, 2023

Speaker Johnson on reports he hasn’t disclosed a bank account or asset on a financial disclosure going back to 2016: “I am a man of modest means.” pic.twitter.com/eK4OLVS3FM

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 5, 2023

“Johnson does a very familiar routine, cherry-picking a few select quotations from the Founders to imply that they basically wanted a theocratic government, and ignoring the many other quotations from them making clear that [they] did not want that.”https://t.co/4MtLGXl7EJ

— FFRF (@FFRF) November 2, 2023

Opinion by Kate Cohen: The House speaker subscribes to the same ideology that brought us Jan. 6 rioters carrying the twin symbols of Jesus and guns. https://t.co/dhrOpKQ7vu

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 1, 2023