The Republican speaker of the House warns a roomful of conservatives what would happen to them and Trump if Democrats win back the House of Representatives

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.

  • NekoKoneko@lemmy.world
    44·
    22 days ago

    Apart from the obvious implication they are engaged in crime, even the term “protection” is just comedically accurate on-the-nose mafia terminology for what is happening - a subtle threat of punishment to “supporters” unless they comply.

    Once again, it’s hard to think of a better insult than what they openly admit to. It’s another confirmation they are psychopaths, because if they were at all capable of shame, they’d feel nothing else.

    • grue@lemmy.world
      6·
      21 days ago

      If their ideology weren’t “rules for thee, not for me” they wouldn’t be Republicans in the first place.

    • whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      3·
      21 days ago

      Most are too dumb to know what the law is let alone have the backbone to stand up to anyone with a quarter in their pocket willing to split it with them for looking the other way

  • Gordon Calhoun@lemmy.world
    14·
    21 days ago

    Well, I guess the silver lining is that it’s so damn easy to hate these ghouls. Like, they don’t even try to have a shred of anything remotely resembling likability to confuse my rationale or emotional impulses.

  • quick_snail@feddit.nl
    10·
    21 days ago

    So he’s the guy the Iranians and Saudis need to pay to kill Trump? Is that what he’s saying?

  • Janx@piefed.socialEnglish
    7·
    21 days ago

    If you had a mob guy saying this on a movie or TV show, it would get rejected for being too on-the-nose.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    21 days ago

    I’m thinking most people know - that’s why he’s always running away from journalists when they are asking him the fluffiest of questions…

  • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
    113·
    22 days ago

    Stephen Colbert really took a turn after he got fired from his show the first time on comedy central and changed his name and became a louisiana congressman. What a dick.