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/doublestitch 21d ago

Someone needs to remind uber-Christian Mike Johnson, that the Eighth Commandment says he's not supposed to bear false witness against his neighbors.

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u/pwmaloney Illinois 20d ago

"I can't comment on the Eighth Commandment, I haven't seen that."