Tag Archives: Ron Johnson

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday again downplayed the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, in which a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol seeking to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win. In remarks to the Milwaukee Rotary Club on Tuesday morning, the Wisconsin Republican argued that it was inaccurate to call the attack an “armed insurrection,” …

Raw Story reports: “Probably the most outrageous lie they are telling now is I want to cut or end Social Security,” Johnson told the hosts of Fox & Friends on Sunday. “I mean, just give that a second of thought. What elected official would ever want to cut Social Security? It is absurd on its face.” “I want to save …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: For months, Sen. Ron Johnson has drawn scrutiny for his office’s role in attempting to deliver false packets of electors to former Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6. While the Oshkosh Republican continues to downplay his office’s connection to the effort, saying his participation lasted just seconds, one of Wisconsin’s false electors has been working …

The Hill reports: Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) leads incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson (R) by 7 percentage points in their race for Johnson’s seat, according to a poll from Marquette University Law School released Wednesday. The survey found that Barnes received support from 51 percent of respondents, compared to Johnson’s 44 percent. The poll released Wednesday shows a sharp …

Via email from hate group leader Brian Brown: Republicans in the US Senate are on the verge of betraying us on marriage. The (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act is pending on the floor of the Senate after already having passed the House. This bill imposes gay ‘marriage’ on every state in the country. It will take 10 Republicans to join with …

Milwaukee’s NBC affiliate reports: U.S. Senator Ron Johnson said he believes the search of former President Donald Trump’s home “was probably not necessary” after it was revealed classified documents were found inside. “I think, just the unprecedented nature searching a former president’s house with a search warrant. Should’ve been able to work these things out. Sounds like the president was …

The Wisconsin State Journal reports: Saying programs like Social Security and Medicare suffer from improper oversight, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday called for turning every government program into discretionary spending programs, meaning Congress would have to allocate funding for the programs each year. Such an effort could lead to yearly battles over the programs — fights that some Republicans …

Via email from hate group leader Brian Brown: We are perilously close to losing marriage in America. It’s outrageous that so many members of Congress – Democrats and Republicans alike – are willing to betray their constituents (over 50 million of whom voted to define marriage as one man, one woman) to curry favor with the LGBT lobby. Take a …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson signaled Thursday that he would vote for legislation to codify same-sex marriage into federal law. That would be a key vote as Democrats try to move the legislation through Congress. In a statement, Johnson said he wouldn’t oppose the Respect for Marriage Act if it comes up for a vote in …

Congress Minutes reports: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is now connecting a slate of alternate, Trump-friendly electors from Wisconsin and Michigan — a list that a top aide tried to get to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021 — originally came from Rep. Mike Kelly’s (R-Pa.) office. Johnson, as he faces mounting criticism from Democratic foes about his role …

Mediaite reports: CNN’s Manu Raju recorded Johnson as he faced another 2-minute barrage of questions, wherein Johnson claimed the development was a “such a non-story” about a “staff to staff deal.” He claimed that “some staff intern [from the House] said the vice president needs this, or whatever. I wasn’t involved.” Johnson said it was this contact from the unnamed …

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) offered to hand-deliver certificates of fake electors to Vice President Mike Pence as part of the Trump campaign’s broader effort to overturn the 2020 election result, according to evidence released by the House Jan. 6 committee. In texts obtained by the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, a …

The Independent reports: Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has received $1,269,486 from the gun rights group, according to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Mr Johnson was asked about gun control by a CNN reporter after 19 students and two teachers were killed in a massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The elected official stayed …

“The solution lies in stronger families, more supportive communities. I would argue renewed faith. We’ve lost that. We stopped teaching values in so many of our schools. “Now we’re teaching wokeness. We’re indoctrinating our children with things like CRT, telling some children they’re not equal to others and they’re the cause of other people’s problems. “I think CRT’s been going …

Mediaite reports: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) suggested in a recent interview that Covid vaccines “may” give people AIDS, but that more research on the matter is necessary. Johnson sat down with Todd Callender, whom the Wisconsin Examiner described as an anti-vaccine attorney. Callender shared a wild theory with the senator: Covid shots are intentionally spreading HIV/AIDS to people who receive …

The Hill reports: Republican Sens. Ron Johnson (Wis.) and Ted Cruz (Texas) will meet with truckers from the “People’s Convoy” protest movement on Tuesday “to discuss the harmful effects of President Biden’s vaccine mandates,” they said Monday. The convoy, which has staked out in the Washington, D.C., area since last week, is calling for an “end the State of Emergency …

“I do not think Vladimir Putin would have moved on Ukraine if it were not for the weakness displayed certainly by the Biden administration, but also by the west in general. “And I’m certainly hoping that Vindman, Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, who used Ukraine as a pawn in their impeachment travesty, are also recognizing and reflecting they weakened Ukraine. “They …

Media Matters reports: Ben Marble, a medical doctor who recently spoke at a Capitol Hill event held by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), made a deranged appearance on far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ broadcast where he said the COVID-19 pandemic could be ended by killing several government officials and public figures and bombing the next meeting of the World Economic Forum. …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Saturday he won’t try to persuade a Wisconsin manufacturer to place more than 1,000 new jobs in his hometown. “It’s not like we don’t have enough jobs here in Wisconsin. The biggest problem we have in Wisconsin right now is employers not being able to find enough workers,” Johnson said …

Yahoo News reports: Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson argued against government efforts to make child care cheaper for parents during a visit on Tuesday to Kwik Trip’s headquarters in La Crosse. “People decide to have families and become parents. That’s something they need to consider when they make that choice,” Johnson told local Wisconsin TV station WKBT. “I’ve never really felt …