Mike Johnson
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
I was in constant contact with President Trump throughout this process, spoke with him most recently about 45 minutes ago. I think he certainly is happy about this outcome as well. Elon Musk and I talked within about an hour ago, and we talked about the extraordinary challenges of this job. And I said, hey, you want to be Speaker of the House? I don't know.
Global News Podcast
Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
He said this may be the hardest job in the world. I think it is.
Morning Wire
House Scraps Spending Bill & Mangione’s Extradition | 12.19.24
So any bill has to have Democrat votes. They understand the situation. They said, it's not directed to you, Mr. Speaker, but we don't like the spending. I said, guess what, fellas? I don't either. We gotta get this done because here's the key. By doing this, we are clearing the decks and we are setting up for Trump to come in roaring back with the America First agenda.
Morning Wire
House Scraps Spending Bill & Mangione’s Extradition | 12.19.24
That's what we're gonna run with gusto beginning January 3rd when we start the new Congress, when Republicans again are in control. And all of our fiscal conservative friends, I'm one of them. we'll be able to finally do the things that we've been wanting to do for the last couple years.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-20-2024 8PM EST
He knew exactly what we were doing and why, and this is a good outcome for the country. I think he certainly is happy about this outcome as well.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-20-2024 7PM EST
Johnson expressed satisfaction with the measure. We are really grateful that tonight, in bipartisan fashion with overwhelming majority of votes, we passed the American Relief Act of 2025. This is a very important piece of legislation. It funds the government, of course, until March of 2025. That was a big priority for us.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-20-2024 7PM EST
This is America first legislation because it allows us to be set up to deliver for the American people.
The Charlie Kirk Show
Beating Hollywood's War on Christians
Well, I was communicating with Elon last night. Elon and Vivek and I are on a text chain together. And I was explaining to them the background of this. They understand the situation. They said, it's not directed to you, Mr. Speaker, but we don't like the spending. I said, guess what, fellas? I don't either. We got to get this done because here's the key.
The Charlie Kirk Show
Beating Hollywood's War on Christians
By doing this, we are clearing the decks and we are setting up for Trump to come in roaring back. with the America First agenda. And all of our fiscal conservative friends, I'm one of them, will be able to finally do the things that we've been wanting to do for the last couple years. Right now, Democrats still control the pens, and that's the problem.
The Charlie Kirk Show
Beating Hollywood's War on Christians
So we've got to get this thing done so we don't have the shutdown, so we get the short-term funding measure, and we get to March where we can put our fingerprints on the spending. That's when the big changes start, and we can't wait to get there.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
House Republicans TANK Trump and Musk Bill and SHAME THEM
makes no sense, watch this. We know what we are to do, we're determined to do that. And even though this vote would push the debt limit to 2027, it in no way reflects any lack of enthusiasm on our part to get about those serious cuts for the American people. We have to have fiscal responsibility as a core principle of our party.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
House Republicans TANK Trump and Musk Bill and SHAME THEM
So that's what the House Republicans are committed to, every single one of them. We will get together and do that work and it begins in early January.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
House Republicans TANK Trump and Musk Bill and SHAME THEM
This is Washington. This is how the lawmaking is done. It's a long process. Sometimes it takes a while to reach consensus, but we're going to do the right thing here tonight.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Speaker Johnson BOOED ON STAGE by GOP…He RUNS AWAY
So we, I was in constant contact with President Trump throughout this process, spoke with him most recently about 45 minutes ago. He knew exactly what we were doing and why, and this is a good outcome for the country. I think he certainly is happy about this outcome as well.