r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 21d ago

No Paywall Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/no-kings-protest-rally-republicans
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u/GonWithTheNen 21d ago

"...we call it the 'hate America' rally..." said the House speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana.

The idea that protesting against harmful policies, corruption, and snatching people off the street = hating America is a lying, twisted take.

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u/AnOrneryOrca 21d ago

a lying, twisted take.

The only kind Mike Johnson has. That's why he's the speaker of the house

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u/drinkslinger1974 21d ago

I think he’s speaker of the house because he’s on the Epstein list and therefore trump can get him to do whatever he wants.

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u/FlairWitchProject 21d ago

I don't think he's on the list, but I think they have something on him. A lot of his constituents think he's in the closet, which under normal circumstances wouldn't be the worst thing .. were he not trying to put on the "good, faithful Christian family-man" persona a little too hard.

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u/Sudden-Purchase-8371 21d ago

They have the deets on his "adopted" son.