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Miles Archer

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Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:57 AM Oct 2025

"...it's totally condescending, patronizing, misogynistic, and really telling of where he is..." [View all]

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) questioned what the Justice Department might be doing with the Jeffrey Epstein files while Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her into the post.

Johnson told Fox News that Grijalva has keys to her office and can be doing her job and taking calls, prefacing it with the southern phrase, "bless her heart," and saying "she doesn't know how it works" in Congress.

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MSNBC host Alex Witt asked Grijalva, "You know what you're doing, right? ... The bless your heart part. I mean, it could be taken seriously or kind of condescendingly. What do you say?"

"No, it's totally condescending, patronizing, misogynistic, and really telling of where he is. I mean, I think that people can see what's happening here, and his push to obstruct me getting sworn in and why he's doing that is because I will be the 218th signer to the Epstein files," said Grijalva.

https://www.rawstory.com/adelita-grijalva-epstein-files/

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The MAGAs always have this psychopath, narcissistic smirk going on. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #1
johnson has a very punchable face. joshdawg Oct 2025 #2
Yes most bullies do. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #3
The devil wears a suit and tie and goes to church. ananda Oct 2025 #9
True Abstractartist Oct 2025 #12
And they're all members of the he-man, woman hating club. slightlv Oct 2025 #15
he can swear her in and still have the government shut down. LOL Javaman Oct 2025 #4
Throw Mike Johnson, the "Louisiana Sleaze" bronxiteforever Oct 2025 #5
Moses Mike is one of the greasiest, most loathsome toads to ever slither out of the bayou Blues Heron Oct 2025 #6
Little mikey johnson can go fuck himself. spanone Oct 2025 #7
Moses Mikey has a Napolean (small man) complex. MLWR Oct 2025 #8
World's creepiest youth pastor johnnyfins Oct 2025 #10
in the south -- Saying "bless her heart" azureblue Oct 2025 #11
Yep. And... Miles Archer Oct 2025 #13
Good description FakeNoose Oct 2025 #17
I think Mikey is looking a little stressed IcyPeas Oct 2025 #14
You can bet if she was a Rethuglican Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #16
Anyone who thinks "Bless your heart" means something good has never been to the South Aristus Oct 2025 #18
Johnson's refusal to swear her in... Escape Oct 2025 #19
So he's in charge of the House and pretending that she can play representative without being travelingthrulife Oct 2025 #20
I read somewhere that any federal judge can swear her in. Am I wrong on this? OLDMDDEM Oct 2025 #21
Some attorneys here said it's not that simple Wednesdays Oct 2025 #22
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