Mike Johnson tells conservatives ‘I run the protection program’ to protect Trump

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mike-johnson-trump-republicans-investigation-b3004011.html

House Speaker Mike Johnson told a hotel conference roomful of Christian conservatives that he was the only thing stopping Democrats from investigating not just President Donald Trump, but all of his allies and family members — and many of them, too.

Johnson spoke on Friday to the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual summit, a gathering of religious conservatives, where Trump also spoke later in the day. Most polling shows Democrats have a good chance of winning back the House of Representatives, but Johnson warned of the consequences for such a Republican defeat.

He warned that while Trump will not be on the ballot again, his future might be, along with their own.

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switcheroo@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 37d (3 replies)

MIKE JOHNSON PROTECTS PEDOPHILES

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 36d (2 replies)

He probably is a pedophile.

Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 36d

At minimum He tells his son when he watches porn

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 35d

likely, he wierd has a black son whom he "adopted" but never in the public eye. plus he is also into conversion therapy too.

Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 24 pts · 37d (5 replies)

In the meantime, Louisiana citizens are holding signup rallies to recall him from office.

village604@adultswim.fan · 14 pts · 36d (4 replies)

The founding fathers royally fucked us buy not including recall votes in the Constitution.

IronBird@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d (2 replies)

tbh the biggest thing was not making the Senate proportional, which it was originally. now <1/3rd of the country gets 2/3rds of national power

village604@adultswim.fan · 1 pts · 36d (1 reply)

The Senate not being proportional was because the House of Representatives has the issue of small states not getting representation. Tyranny of the majority and all that. It's supposed to be a balance, because legislation has to pass through both.

That's the issue with making a large country out of a bunch of small countries.

But the House decides what benefits the majority, and the Senate decides if that benefits the country as a whole. Although I don't believe the Senate should have the ability to not vote on a house bill.

IronBird@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 35d

should be a way for the House to force an issue past the Senate, at a minimum. better would be just dissolving the shit entirely and having 1 parliment. one of the many many failings of the US's government structure

Formfiller@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 36d

They did. It’s the second amendment. We’re choosing not to utilize it.

What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion?

And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

Thomas Jefferson

thefluffiest@feddit.nl · 24 pts · 37d (3 replies)

So very Christian to protect pedophiles

ChetManly@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 35d

Hes only christian for the bigotry and false sense of superiority

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 34d

So very Christian to protect pedophiles

That's true, for the kind of Christian Johnson is. They're the bunch who'd kill Jesus if he came back.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 35d

hes also into conversion therapy, i think he went to one himself, because people notice have quite "flair" to him.

TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com · 22 pts · 37d (1 reply)

Said the quiet part out loud again

teawrecks@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 36d

He's not saying he'll do it. He's trying to scare them into voting Republican by arguing that Democrats will imprison them all on BS charges if they get control of the house.

He's literally arguing for a one party system though, so maybe that's the quiet part you meant.

tal@lemmy.today · 15 pts · 37d

House Speaker Mike Johnson told a hotel conference roomful of Christian conservatives that he was the only thing stopping Democrats from investigating not just President Donald Trump, but all of his allies and family members — and many of them, too.

God forbid there be any investigation of Donald Trump's actions.

TheFrirish@tarte.nuage-libre.fr · 13 pts · 36d

Americans, your targets are waving their dicks at you. There is only one thing you need to do...

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 37d (3 replies)

I don't know whether to laugh or to be terrified that these assholes are straight up telling on themselves.

"JD" "Vance" is saying Watergate would be NBD in comparison to all the crimes his administration is doing.

The Keebler Elf here is straight up saying he's running interference for a pedophile and he's worried about Republicans facing consequences for their crimes.

It's almost like they expect to have zero consequences for being terrible people.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 36d

They're bragging.

IronBird@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d (1 reply)

there have been practically zero real consequences for american politicians for nearly 50+ years, why wouldnt they think that?

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 35d

like all the court cases we say is just "asking them answer questions" in court, never charging or arresting any of them.

Arancello@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 36d

So he’s in charge of the mafia protection racket? Is there going to be another season of Sopranos starring Mike Johnson or will it be another season of House of Cards?