Who?
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) — Speaker of the US House of Representatives
LISTEN: Speaker Johnson
Presser:
Hours before President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order “instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation,” Speaker Mike Johnson was irate after House Democrats opposed another bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without any reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Key Johnson:
“I think it puts an exclamation point on what they try to do here. It’s shameful,” Speaker Mike Johnson told congressional reporters. “So many people have been through so many hardships because of this nonsense, and what we’re concerned about is people may actually be hurt.”
Caught our ear:
“We’re sick of it,” Johnson told the congressional press corps.
Below find a rough transcript of the end of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) press conference, slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Speaker Mike Johnson (3-26-2026)
SCENE: A couple hours before President Donald Trump signed legislation to fund the TSA and avert a government shutdown, a fired-up Speaker Johnson holds a press conference to blast Democratic opposition to the DHS funding package.
Speaker Mike Johnson:
“I think it puts an exclamation point on what they try to do here. It’s shameful.
“So many people have been through so many hardships because of this nonsense, and what we’re concerned about is people may actually be hurt.
“More people harmed by criminal illegal aliens and are being protected by the Democrat Party.
“And we’re sick of it.”
Reporter I: “Speaker Johnson…”
Reporter I: “Are you supportive of the…”
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