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MAGA Mike Johnson
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Her story Maga Mike in panic mode, in desperation mode during his daily humiliation ritual. This press conference this morning was one of Maga Mike's worst yet. I mean, he's terrified of losing his job. I mean, he knows I think we where this is headed. But he's obedient. He takes his orders directly from Donald Trump. So one of the things that Maga Mike now is saying at the press conference is he's like, well, I've heard Mom Donnie talk about affordability, but guess what everybody? The Republicans were the affordability party. We love affordability here. Play this clip as the reason we're.
MAGA Mike Johnson
So enthusiastic about running next year is we have a real record to run on. Mondami and Democrats want to talk about affordability. We love that subject. We love it. Look at the facts. I brought some this morning. It's the Republicans who are working every day to make life more affordable for working families. And it's not a talking point for us. We are delivering after four long years of skyrocketing prices under the Biden administration, we had to take over. You don't flip a switch and reverse that overnight. It takes a while to work those policies out of the system and to get the new ones in. President Trump and Republicans are delivering results for the American People that they can see and feel.
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And MAGA Mike is asked by a member of the press, like, don't you think it's not helpful to, like, all of your, like, press conferences and to your entire cause here that Donald Trump is saying that the government shutdown is why there was a blue wave earlier this week in the election, while y' all are the reason that the shutdown is taking place and you refuse to have your members even show up yet alone negotiate with Democrats. Watch what MAGA Mike says here. Play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
Look, I've spoken with the President about it. I reminded him, as I said this morning, this is, this is not a surprise to us. I mean, blue states elected blue leaders. I mean, that. Yeah, so what. I mean, it would have been a, a huge headline if we could have had an upset there. But, but that, that was to be expected. As, as Leader Scalise said, I mean, you know, if you, if the three big elections yesterday would have been in, you know, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas, you'd have a totally different narrative. Right? Or any name, any red state. It just so happened that those were the blue states. That was the blue outcomes. That's what everybody expected. I don't read too much into that. Yes.
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Okay, MAGA Mike. Okay, MAGA Mike, then. I think this is the critical question right here. Um, a reporter says, well, MAGA Mike, can you give the Democrats assurances, if there is a clean resolution that passes in the Senate for funding of the government, that there will be an immediate vote on extending the Affordable Care act subsidies? Right. The. The key issue that MAGA Republicans are taking away the healthcare of Americans. Democrats want to make sure Americans keep their health care. Will you guarantee a vote? And MAGA Mike's like, nope, I can't guarantee anything. I will not promise anything. Well, if you're not going to even allow a vote on the Affordable Care act subsidy extension, do we all see why people are rightfully blaming you and Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans for the shutdown? Precisely because of this reason. Here, play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
He's offered them a vote. You know what they told him in response? No. We need you to guarantee the outcome of that vote. Well, that's ridiculous. That can't be done from the Senate. Will you assure the House members that they'll get a vote? Democr House Democrats. They'll get a vote on ACSMCs by conservatives. No, because we did our job and I'm not part of the negotiation. The House did its job on September 19th. I'm not promising anybody anything. I'm going to let this process play out. I tell you what they wanted. I'll tell you what Schumer and Jeffries wanted. In fact, Chuck Schumer said it publicly and decried that Thune and I would not go in a back room with them and make a four Corners agreement on Obamacare subsidies. And I said there's no way that it was never possible or appropriate for that.
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Then Maga Mike Johnson is asked about Donald Trump's tariffs against the world. Remember Article one of the Constitution that deals with, you know, our Constitution deals with the co equal branch of government. Article 1, Congress, Article 2, the executive branch, Article 3, the judiciary, co= branches of government, and that the founders believe that the branches would zealously guard their branch against the other branch and AKA checks and balances. So Article one deals with the power of taxation and regulating trade. And it's the process that is the province of the Congress, of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The power of the purse, not Article 2, the executive branch. The Executive branch needs permission from Congress. And that's what the Supreme Court, even the right wing justices were saying during the oral argument where Donald Trump's lawyer, the DOJ guy, John Sauer, who's talk sour, was like, no, we've always believed that this is the executive branch, that he gets to do whatever he wants. He wakes up, he doesn't like a TV ad, he gets angry at Canada, oh, Canada, he'll tariff them and do and, and, and impose tariffs without Congress. But Maga Mike's like, I just want to let everybody know, if I felt for a minute that the executive branch had overstepped on tariffs, I, I would do something about it. Okay, Maga Mike, we know you're the biggest liar. I mean, you not just are the weakest speaker of the House, you're not even really the speaker. You're just Donald Trump's little like toy thing. It's grotesque. Here, play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
Read too much into the questions. This is how the process works. I'm sure the court will look at this very carefully and deliberately as they do. And I expect that we'll have a majority of the court that says that this administration is doing what they have the legal authority to do. If I felt like the executive branch had overstepped its bounds on trade or on the tariffs or something, I would have stepped in. I mean, that's my job as the speaker of the House over the Legislative branch. I would have done it in my own way. To be candid, I would have gone to the president privately and said, hey, sir, enough. I think you're overstepped the bounds. Let's try to figure that out. I wouldn't have publicly had a big dispatch with him because it wouldn't have been necessary. But that conversation didn't happen because I believe that what he's done is well within the bounds, and so we'll see what the court does.
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I sent you more for Magamike Johnson here, who says that he's still coping with the results of Tuesday's Blue Tsunami. And he goes there Were no surprises on Tuesday. Exactly what we expected to happen. Okay, Meg and Mike here, play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
It has been very interesting to us to, to see all the pundits trying to spin the results of the election on Tuesday. I just want to point out some simple facts here, and as usual, I try to be concise and, and give you the highlights here, but there's some things that we really need to point out. First, there were no surprises on Tuesday night. Okay. You had blue states and blue cities that voted blue to the alarm of no one, to the surprise of no one. That was what was expected. It just so happened that New York and New Jersey and Virginia were the states that were in the national spotlight on Tuesday. If the tables had been turned and if the calendar had been different and you had three red states, we'd have an entirely different narrative that you all would be writing about. Don't, don't, don't lose the simple facts.
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Then Maga Mike is asked about, what do you say to Americans who see the food prices heading up, headed, going up as we head into Thanksgiving? What do you say to these Americans right now who know that inflation is surging while y' all are claiming that it isn't? And then Maga Mike's like, oh, well, we all know that that's just what happens with food prices. They always go up. Here, play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
Are still going up. Yeah. But the USDA has reported and all of the, the economists have shown food prices always go up. There's an inflationary level that's built into grocery prices, but they're going up at a much slower pace. In other words, the, the economic policies, even though all the provisions of the working families tax cut have not yet been implemented, that's going to make a dramatic effect. It's going to be like jet fuel to the economy. We have all these pro growth policies that will bring down costs, increase wages and increase jobs and, and, and more access to the, to the economic rung so that more people can climb with the ladder.
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But as Melanie Daragio says, weird way to admit that their promise to bring down grocery prices was always a lie. Then MAGA Mike, in one of the ultimate acts of projection and confession, says you run on a big list of false claims. You promise everything and you can never deliver. That's what the Democrats do. No, that's what do you do? That's literally what Trump does. I mean, the whole thing he said was that he would make groceries cheap on day one and all, all the wars would be solved on day one and everyone was going to be so rich you weren't going to know what to do with it anyway. Here, play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
If you run as a socialist, you run on a big list of false claims, you promise everything to everyone and you can't deliver. And if you were ever able to deliver, it will be to the great detriment of the very people that you lured in to vote for you.
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MAGA Mike continues to talk about how off year election results are isolated. Don't read into the results on Tuesday cuz he's scared. Very scared. Here, play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
Fourth point I just want to make in the aftermath of Tuesday is that off year election results in isolated places are never indicative of the upcoming midterm election. Don't read too much into that. You shouldn't. If you do, you're going to miss it. The GOP is in excellent position to win big next year. And when I say I'm bullish about the midterms, we absolutely are. And there's a lot of reasons for that. This is not groundless optimism, it's based on facts. The reason we're in such a great position is because we are united. And while the Democrats engage in their emerging civil war, Republicans are going to continue to work and deliver for all the new voters that we brought into the party. And last fall in 2024, it was a true demographic shift in that election. As you know, record number of Hispanic and Latino voters, black and African American voters, Jewish voters, union workers, urban voters, young people. And while they say that there's this big, there's this big swell of enthusiasm of young people based on what happened in New York City Tuesday night, I would give to you Exhibit A on our side. Maybe you're not noticing, but the turning point. Events at college campuses all around the country are setting records for attendance. You have hundreds of thousands of new young people weekly coming into the movement that are enthusiastic young conservatives who are looking for truth, who believe in America's founding principles and who want to be engaged. And they will be engaged in next year's midterms.
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Magamike is then asked about the demographic shifts we now see of Hispanics young people shifting back to Democrats shifting back blue. We saw a shift towards Trump in 2024. Now we're seeing a shift away from Trump and MAGA right here. What's notable as well is that the redistricting, the unlike the what Governor Abbott did in Texas, the, the gerrymandering that he did was based on a premise that the Hispanic community would be overwhelmingly supportive of Trump, but now we're seeing them overwhelmingly not supportive of Trump. So what may have happened is the, that Trump and Abbott and the MAGA Republicans may have just diluted the districts in Texas to now create competitive races that if Democrats win by the margins, we saw them win on this Tuesday in Texas. And if you take a look at like Bucks county in Pennsylvania, if you look at these Georgia statewide races, if those shifts exist in Texas, Democrats could run the board in Texas right now as a result of the gerrymander that Trump inhabited because of the demographic shifts that we just saw on Tuesday. But Maga Mike's like, oh, no, no, no, no, don't worry about that. The pesky little data here. Play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
No, I do believe that the demographic shift that we, we were able to, to, to see and experience in the 2024 election will hold. I believe that large numbers of those new voters and these demographics that are not traditionally been with the Republican Party are with us.
Political Commentator
Then Maga Mike just like lies, which always does, but he's just like, core inflation is down. We all know that core inflation is down when we know that's not the case here. Play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
The American people that they can see and feel, to date, we've seen core inflation is nearing its lowest level in four years. Gas prices have fallen to a four year low, prices for everyday goods continue to decline, and blue collar workers are seeing the largest increase in wage growth in nearly six decades.
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Then MAGA Mike says, this is what he said before the press conference. He's like, I gotta go do this press conference like every morning just to put the truth out there. Every morning I do it. It's a humiliation ritual that Donald Trump puts you through and you look worse every morning. Maga Mike, you play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
I'm not surprised that people are misled because the entire mainstream media is out every day parroting the talking points of Chuck Schumer. I have to go do a press conference every morning just to try to put the truth out there, the simple truth that is not changing. It sounds repetitive to us. Not from six to nine here. Mr. Speaker, we're not paradox. I know, I know.
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And then one more time and that interview, because, you know, Magamike just shows up, he's got his talking points from Donald and then he goes with respect to Trump's unlawful tariffs against the world and the fact that all the Supreme Court's like, Congress, this is your job. The executive branch can't just put tariffs against the world without there being, I Don't know, something called a law. Laws. The, the law. That's what Congress is supposed to do. Maga Mike. And just watch how Maga Mike is like, yeah, no, we don't do that. We don't do the law anymore. If I, if I would have seen anything that I think is wrong, you know me, I'm Maga Mike. I would do whatever. How I would stand up to Trump. That's what Maga Mike does. Okay, Maga Mike here, play this clip.
MAGA Mike Johnson
I'm cheering for the President that the executive will win on this. Now, I say that as a jealous guardian of the legislative branch of government. Article one, There's a reason we're listed first in the Constitution. This is supposed to be the place of greatest importance. We're the ones that are supposed to make the law and the policy. But we do give the executive traditionally a lot of leeway, a lot of discretion over international trade. And we had a serious problem in this country for decades, as you all know and you've discussed many times. We had a big trade disparity. The President stepped in. I think he's used that, that, that authority appropriately. He's obviously created a lot of leverage for our trade strategy internationally and it's yielded great results. And so I'm watching that carefully because I'm the guardian of the Article 1 branch of government. But I think he's well within the lines and I hope that a majority of the justices agree because if they reverse all this, it would really be chaos in the markets and in the economy. It'd be a real problem for the.
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Podcast: The MeidasTouch Podcast
Episode Date: November 8, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
This episode centers on the latest tumultuous press conference given by House Speaker Mike Johnson (nicknamed “MAGA Mike”), who faces mounting pressure and criticism as his position becomes increasingly precarious. The Meiselas brothers break down Johnson’s public statements and evasions as he tries to defend his record, his party’s standing after a Democratic wave in off-year elections, and his shaky grasp of the legislative branch’s role. The hosts use a blend of sharp analysis and signature humor to highlight Johnson’s evasions, contradictions, and Trump allegiance, arguing that Johnson’s troubles exemplify the broader instability within the Republican party.
Johnson claims Republicans are the “affordability party” and working to make life easier for working families (01:52).
He blames skyrocketing prices on the Biden administration and says Republicans are slowly reversing that trend.
Quote:
“We are delivering after four long years of skyrocketing prices under the Biden administration, we had to take over.… President Trump and Republicans are delivering results for the American People that they can see and feel.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 01:52)
Host’s Response: The brothers mock this claim, noting the lack of evidence that the GOP is delivering economic relief.
Johnson is pressed about the recent Democratic victories, which he chalks up to blue states electing blue leaders—downplaying the significance (03:10, 09:46).
Claims if the spotlight had been on red states, the story would be different.
Quote:
“Blue states elected blue leaders. I mean, that. Yeah, so what. I mean, it would have been a, a huge headline if we could have had an upset there. But, but that, that was to be expected.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 03:10)
Host’s Take: The brothers ridicule Johnson’s attempts to spin electoral defeats as non-events, calling it denial and avoiding accountability.
Johnson refuses to guarantee a vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies and criticizes Democrats for seeking assurance (04:39).
Quote:
“I’m not promising anybody anything. I’m going to let this process play out.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 04:39)
Host’s Commentary: The hosts argue that this sums up why Republicans are being blamed for government shutdown threats—unwillingness to negotiate or commit to solutions.
Pressed on Trump’s unilateral tariffs, Johnson dodges, claiming he would intervene if the executive branch overstepped, yet expresses support for Trump’s actions (06:53, 17:29).
Reiterates trust in Trump’s trade judgment and courts to uphold his authority.
Quote:
“If I felt like the executive branch had overstepped its bounds on trade or on the tariffs or something, I would have stepped in… But that conversation didn’t happen because I believe that what he’s done is well within the bounds.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 06:53)
“I hope that a majority of the justices agree because if they reverse all this, it would really be chaos in the markets and in the economy.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 17:29)
Host’s Analysis: The brothers call out Johnson’s lack of independence, branding him as Trump’s “little toy thing” and highlighting his unwillingness to assert the constitutional power of Congress.
Confronted with rising food prices, Johnson claims this is normal and that economic policies will soon work wonders (10:57).
Quote:
“…food prices always go up. There’s an inflationary level that’s built into grocery prices, but they’re going up at a much slower pace.…that’s going to make a dramatic effect. It’s going to be like jet fuel to the economy.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 10:57)
Host’s Response: The hosts mock this as an admission that the Republican promise to lower grocery prices was never genuine.
Johnson alleges that Democrats run on false claims and impossible promises, ignoring similar GOP rhetoric (12:08).
Quote:
“If you run as a socialist, you run on a big list of false claims, you promise everything to everyone and you can’t deliver.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 12:08)
Host’s Note: The brothers highlight the irony, calling this pure projection and reminiscent of Trump’s own overblown campaign promises.
“Off year election results in isolated places are never indicative of the upcoming midterm election.…The GOP is in excellent position to win big next year.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 12:32)
Johnson falsely asserts core inflation is near a four-year low and gas prices are the lowest in years, contradicting public data (15:47).
Quote:
“To date, we’ve seen core inflation is nearing its lowest level in four years. Gas prices have fallen to a four year low, prices for everyday goods continue to decline, and blue collar workers are seeing the largest increase in wage growth in nearly six decades.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 15:47)
Host’s Reaction: The brothers again call this pure fabrication.
Johnson frames his daily press availabilities as a necessity to counteract “mainstream media” parroting Democratic talking points (16:25).
Quote:
“I have to go do a press conference every morning just to try to put the truth out there, the simple truth that is not changing. It sounds repetitive to us. Not from six to nine here.”
(MAGA Mike Johnson, 16:25)
Host’s Take: The hosts joke these are daily “humiliation rituals” imposed by Trump, painting Johnson as both embarrassed and trapped.
This episode offers a pointed, often humorous critique of Mike Johnson’s press conference, showing him as overmatched, evasive, and acutely aware of his own fragility within the GOP. The Meiselas brothers use Johnson’s own words to highlight the mounting disconnect between MAGA leaders’ optimistic spin and the actual political/economic landscape, closing with a call for listener engagement and support for independent media.