Speaker Mike Johnson 'bolts from the Capitol' after 'embarrassing' double loss: reporters

[Tom of Temecula]

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House Speaker "MAGA" Mike Johnson reportedly just "bolted" away without speaking to reporters after losing two major votes.

Billy House, Bloomberg News Congress reporter, reported on Tuesday evening, "Johnson bolts from capitol....does not stop to talk to reporters." That report came after the House Republicans failed in their impeachment vote of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his immigration policies, as well as a loss on a vote to send $17.6 billion to Israel.

"I've seen a lot of embarrassing days for different House Republican leadership teams. This one is pretty high on the list," Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News reported. "They lost a vote to impeach Mayorkas. And then they lost a vote to send $17.6 billion to Israel. They didn't need to vote on the Israel bill today. They knew it would fail. They chose to."

Johnson's demeanor seems to align with what is being said about him by various right-wing pundits. Trump ally Steve Bannon said, "This I got to tell you is an absolute catastrophe for Johnson.” "Absolutely devastating," the host added.

https://www.rawstory.com/johnson-bolts-embarrassing-loss/

[Blue Owl]

1. I'm sure he was faking a phone conversation to avoid questions

[Qutzupalotl]

2. Ron Johnson did that. nt

[gab13by13]

7. Yes Ron did it,

but so did Mikey.

[Traildogbob]

32. Not Mike

He would be fake reading his pocket BuyBull instead of a phone. He is good at fake reading it for guidance.

[Walleye]

3. He had plenty to say at his little press conference this morning

[sheshe2]

4. Yum this is getting good.

Moses and marge both bolted today.

[Deuxcents]

29. Yes, it's been a delicious Tuesday! So much winning 👏

[sheshe2]

30. For us...the other team took their balls and went home to pout.

[struggle4progress]

5. Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away!

[Ray Bruns]

22. More like Monty Python

[gab13by13]

6. Everything Trump touches dies,

I thought that was a dumb statement to make but it has proven to be true over and over again.

[cbabe]

8. Thoughts and prayers.

[TomSlick]

9. Johnson is simply incompetent as speaker.

It was the height of folly to bring votes to the floor without a solid whip count.

A motion to vacate the chair in five, four, three....

[Freethinker65]

10. Embarrassing double loss for Trump's puppet, thus an embarrassing double loss for Trump

[Comfortably_Numb]

11. Guess that hotline to Jesus got garbled. Preacher boy ate some serious shit this evening.

Couldn’t happen to a more deserving asshole.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

12. He's on his way out of the country

and going by the name of "Pepe."

[EYESORE 9001]

13. Hey, Creepin' Jeebus Johnson

[PortTack]

19. Good one!!

[Ishoutandscream2]

33. LOL

[sellitman]

14. Watching the MAGAts implode day by day is so satisfying.

Not sure one can get tired of this.

[rubbersole]

21. And with the 'Taylor Psyops Bowl' on Sunday!🍿

It is fun to watch. faux news having to report on the roaring economy is also extra special. They still aren't using the term 'Bidenomics' yet. Maybe after Rupert is planted.

[Yoyoyo77]

15. Don't worry Ronnie you'll be Raptured any day now.

[Yoyoyo77]

16. Oops I ment to say Mikie. I don't know why the guy reminds me of Reagan, but he does.

[LiberalFighter]

17. He is doing a great job as the new Moses.

Can he get it done in forty years?

It should be easy if god is guiding him.

[calimary]

23. Meh - let him wander in the desert for 40 years, asking God why he feels forsaken.

By then, he'd be too old for anything but a nice retirement community somewhere.

[Orrex]

18. Streaker of the House

[EnergizedLib]

20. They can't govern their way out of a paper bag

And by the way, I feel sorry for that paper bag.

[calimary]

24. Thing is - you have to want to govern.

These assholes only want to break things and tear stuff up. They don't believe in government, OR governing, and if that's where you really are, then you've got nothing but anarchy to play with. If they don't believe in government OR governing, why should they expect the rest of us to trust them in positions where the actual job is to do exactly that?

[kairos12]

25. A dolt bolt.

[DemocraticPatriot]

26. Was he fast enough to catch up with Josh Hawley ?

[OAITW r.2.0]

27. Speaker of the House - like an A ball minor league pitcher getting called to the Majors.....

Got shelled for 6 HRs, stuck out nobody before getting yanked. He's done.

[Emile]

28. So he flys out of the capital as fast as a door on

a Boeing 737.

[Hassler]

31. So much winning...

[Kennah]

34. Lankford didn't get his nerd fight with Mike

[TNNurse]

35. I saw a clip on Morning Joe this morning.

George Stephanopoulos interviewing Nancy Pelosi in 2021. Her response was "I never brought a bill to floor unless I knew I had the votes".

Johnson clearly did not understand that.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

36. MAGAt Mike will continue to be shamed until he stops bowing to his orange idol.

Someone should remind MAGAt Mike about Psalms:

Like a madman who throws
Firebrands, arrows and death,
So is the man who deceives his neighbor,
And says, “Was I not joking?”