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Mike Johnson Suggests He’ll Quit Congress If Voters Reject GOP in Midterms (truthout.org)
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In a Fox News interview that aired earlier this week, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) indicated that he might retire from the House of Representatives altogether if Republicans failed to retain control of Congress following this year’s midterm elections. The statement is a stark departure from his previous comments this year, in which the speaker indicated little possibility…

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[–] obvs@lemmy.world 55 points 5 days ago

Well we all know how much Republicans stand behind their word, so this will surely happen!

[–] Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He won't be speaker so he's taking his ball and going home?

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago

paul ryan did the same, but earlier (didn't run for re-election), first time around

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Don't threaten me with a good time

[–] myyass@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Came here to say the same.

[–] jackal@infosec.pub 13 points 5 days ago

Let’s fucking go! Get them into retirement so it’s easier for them to transition to prison.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 14 points 5 days ago

Oh no. What will we do?

Is this meant as a threat or motive, because I thought even Republicans weren't fond of him.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 12 points 5 days ago

Please, I can only get so hard!

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 days ago

I'd prefer he quits life, but I'll take what wins I can get

[–] st3ph3n@midwest.social 11 points 5 days ago

Do it, pussy.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 days ago

I can only get so erect

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Because he's a chicken shit.

[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It would be awesome to never see his face again.

[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I haven't seen Paul Ryan from Wisconsin, and I hope the same for this chud.

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 5 points 5 days ago

can we skip retirement straight to jail?

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 6 points 5 days ago

That’s definitely worth more than 5k quid

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

They'll run for the hills, all the guilty ones

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago

Well yeah. He is worth nothing as a minority member. Nobody from any party respects him.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

🙏

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

I bet he's already shopping for villas in Argentina. Or wherever mormons think is exotic. California?

[–] jode@pawb.social 3 points 5 days ago

You can go pump iron with Paul Ryan and listen to rage against the machine together

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 4 points 5 days ago

It's no fun being in the minority party. It's even less fun when you've burnt through most of the personal goodwill you might've had from members of your party.

[–] HorreC@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

He can still be charged and maybe see some sort of action against him for his roles in the USA unlawfulness?

[–] DonkeyStar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

I’m sure he’ll claim God visited him again and told him not to.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 5 days ago

Sure 🙄

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 5 days ago

he was only useful as a non-kevin mcCarthy replacement, nothing more.

[–] whalesnrainbows@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

If he does, it might be the first time a man has ever made me cream my pants

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

What could he possibly hope to gain by saying this

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

He knows he is fucked because of all the shady shit he has done. A literal traitor to the American people.

[–] j5y7@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Save us the trouble and do it now.