Stephen Robinson said about Mike Johnson, in The Play Typer Guy on October 29, 2026.
Robinson was discussing the prospects for congressional oversight of the Trump administration.
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Mike Johnson is a Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 4th District, serving since January 2017, and was elected Speaker of the House in October 2023. He previously served in the Louisiana House (2015-2017) and worked as an attorney for Alliance Defending Freedom.
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Nick Bryant said about Mike Johnson, in History Never Ended on October 29, 2026.
Bryant was outlining post-election scenarios in his midterms guide.
Heather Cox Richardson said about Mike Johnson, in Heather Cox Richardson on October 28, 2026.
Said by historian Heather Cox Richardson on her Politics Chat show on October 27, 2026, answering reader questions about the final stretch before the midterms. She was describing what she sees as the administration's strategy while Congress is out of session.
Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson
…dramatically help his ability to stay in the war. And of course, Trump's lifting of sanctions on Russian oil have also been an enormous shot in the arm for Russian financing. You can see it. He's just, they're going for broke. They clearly expect they're going to get tripped up on the other side of the midterms, and they're doing all they can in this period. And please don't forget this, where Mike Johnson has made sure the House of Representatives is not in session. So nobody can stop Trump unless he calls them back into session and unless John Thune calls the Senate back into session. And that was really quite deliberate on the part of Johnson's, on Johnson's part. The more Congress is out of session, the more Trump can do. And he's clearly running with that through the midterms. Now, you asked as well, I am trying to get all the pieces you asked. You asked as well about what's going on with the Democrats. And this is a really interesting moment for the Republicans who are jumping off the cliff with the MAGA movement, essentially, which is extraordinarily corrupt. It's not doing anything the American people want. I do think it's really interesting in this moment that…
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Bruce Blakeman said about Mike Johnson, in The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show on October 20, 2026.
Said by Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for New York governor in 2026, on the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton radio show about two weeks before the midterms. He was listing down-ballot New York races, including the Republican House candidates, that he said could decide control of the House.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
Around 28:20 into the episode
Bruce Blakeman
…got to get off their ass and vote. In the past, they haven't voted. There's a million gun owners that didn't vote four years ago. Go vote. That's the way you can express your patriotism. A lot of people died for your right to vote. Get up, go vote, because Kathy Hochul wants to take your guns away.
Clay Travis
…I know you got a big race on the Attorney General. A lot of people are moving there. If you're frustrated, furious about Letitia James, if you're angry about a lot of what Zoran Mamdani has done, there's a lot of down-ballot races that matter a great deal, too. Tell us about the ticket overall.
Bruce Blakeman
Well, Sarisa Kamaduretti is a seasoned prosecutor who She's as bright as they come, and she'll be a great attorney general. Joe Hernandez, he's the American dream story, came from Cuba, emigrated here. He has made a fortune in finance, wants to give back to the community to be the controller. But we've also got to win our congressional races. You know, we need to make sure that Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. That could... be done. It could be sealed. The deal could be sealed right here rather than have Hakeem Jeffries. So our congressional candidates, Mike Lawler, very important. Janine Driscoll, Mike Lepetri. These are all races we can win. Kayleigh Buller. All races we can win here in New York. We can win five new congressional races here in New York. I'm very optimistic. Our state Senate, state assembly candidates, our local candidates, We need a red wave because I don't want a lonely victory up there in Albany all by myself. I'm going to need help in Washington. I'm going to need…
Buck Sexton
Bruce Blakeman, bring home a W, sir. I still love New York. I'm a born and raised New Yorker, so I would love to see it move into the right direction. Keep up the good work, sir. Appreciate you.
Bruce Blakeman
Thank you. God bless you. God bless America.
Buck Sexton
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Steve Schmidt said about Mike Johnson, in The Warning with Steve Schmidt on October 19, 2026.
Said by political strategist Steve Schmidt in a conversation with Katie Couric, 19 days before the November 2026 midterms. Asked how Trump and congressional Republicans would react if Democrats win, he predicted the House Republican conference would move further right after losing seats.
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
Around 32:07 into the episode
Steve Schmidt
…love to see Tommy Tuberville get voted out, but I don't know where Doug Jones standing in the state is. He's someone who's been around the electoral block And so, like, if he's not ahead in the race, you know, we're very close to being in an even race, he's probably not going to make it. Got it.
Katie Couric
…Democratic Senate. But how do you think that will impact both Trump in the White House, his agenda, and Republicans on Capitol Hill? Do you think they're going to be running for cover and his coattails are going to look a lot less appealing? I'm curious what you think the dynamics are going to be.
Steve Schmidt
So I'm going to give you an astronomical analogy, right? So a star, a white star, a dwarf giant, right, when it starts to collapse, as it gets smaller, right, it gets heavier and it gets denser. And this is like a political party. So the party isn't going to be chastened, the Republican Party. It's going to be crazier. Mike Johnson will be gone. Jim Jordan will be the likely minority leader. So it will be harder, it will be extreme, it will be denser, it will be smaller, it will be like that star. It will be more detached from reality, it will be more devoted to Trump, and it will be more demagogic. Full on. The 2028 candidates will all say, my God, having seen 26, but knowing they can't survive Trump's rebuke in a Republican primary. The Republican race will be late starting because they'll all have to buy the fiction that Trump can run for a third term and nobody can give Trump offense by starting to campaign before the pretending ends. There are going to be investigations. There's going to be cries of victimization and…
Katie Couric
Steve, just quickly, can retribution hurt the Democrats? I was talking to somebody about the difference between retribution and accountability, right? And do the Democrats need to tread carefully on making sure that all of these people are held accountable?
Steve Schmidt
Well, I think that you have to be... Democrats are going to take power. All power is coercive, right? Power is about imposing something on someone to do something they would otherwise not want to do, compelling them to do something. The exercise of power can be for the good or for the bad. It's a…
Katie Couric
I'm not laughing. I just love how no bullshit you are, Steve.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said about Mike Johnson, in Ask a Pol drugs on December 14, 2025.
Said by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Ask a Pol's Matt Laslo on December 12, 2025, just off the House floor. Laslo had told her that Speaker Johnson was reported to oppose President Trump's expected order moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III.