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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[–] 57 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 30 points 1 month ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 24 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Don't threaten me with a good time

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month 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.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    Please, I can only get so hard!

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago

    Do it, pussy.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    I can only get so erect

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Because he's a chicken shit.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    It would be awesome to never see his face again.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    can we skip retirement straight to jail?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    That’s definitely worth more than 5k quid

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

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month 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.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

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

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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

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

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Save us the trouble and do it now.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    What could he possibly hope to gain by saying this

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

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

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    [–] 17 points 1 month ago

    Good riddance. He is a whiny little sycophantic hypocrite.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Oh, OK. So anyways! Anyone doing anything fun this weekend?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Voting against republicans in the midterms, you?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    I dropped off my mail in ballot last week so, maybe some house work and some baking!

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    I'm learning! My current focus: bread. But I did make a killer Apple crisp a few weeks ago

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    The man should be in prison.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Buh-bye! "Don't let the door hit you where the Good Lord split you!"

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    Promise... Mike don't... Don't just you toy with my feelings like this promise everyone.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)
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    why wait, Mike?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Rats flee sinking ships.

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