Louisiana’s Finest

Mike Johnson: "This not time for a war powers act. Operation Epic Fury has been declared concluded, and it is, and now we're into a new project, and that is to get the Strait of Hormuz open." pic.twitter.com/cJ8w19VseD

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2026

Mike Johnson: "The president is on this every single day. We're acutely aware of what gas prices mean to American families and we gotta get that settled out, and I can tell you the entire administration and Republicans in Congress are working on that." pic.twitter.com/zzGkxGnRr0

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2026

And how will we be doing that?

Sen. Dave McCormick: "Putting troops on the ground is a whole new level of escalation, so I think the president is weighing that very carefully. If Iran in the coming days and weeks doesn't make the choice for a path to peace, I'm afraid we're gonna have to use our military and I… pic.twitter.com/y0z6ogT8EP

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2026

Sen. Dave McCormick: "Putting troops on the ground is a whole new level of escalation, so I think the president is weighing that very carefully. If Iran in the coming days and weeks doesn't make the choice for a path to peace, I'm afraid we're gonna have to use our military and I think the president will use that thoughtfully and very carefully."

Very carefully thought out.

Trump on enriched uranium in Iran: They said because it was hit so hard. I mean the mountain literally collapsed on it.

Baier: Why isn’t that good enough if your goal was to set them back?

Trump: It’s not good enough public relations-wise pic.twitter.com/zcAf3s8Gkx

— Acyn (@Acyn) May 15, 2026

Trump on removing Iran's enriched uranium: "I don't think it's necessary except from a public relations standpoint. I think it's important for the fake news that we get it. I'm the one that said we're going to get it. And we're going to get it." pic.twitter.com/JjgMchNfk8

— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) May 15, 2026

Besides, this is a new project, and not the time for Congress to get involved.  Except to write the check. Preferably a blank one.

BREAM: What is your message to Black voters about redistricting?

MIKE JOHNSON: This brings back fairness and certainty to the system pic.twitter.com/sYoBbBlz9P

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2026

Shorter Johnson: suck it.

From @dailykos: “While Republicans may have a short-term high, their racist gerrymandering appears to be having the unintended and politically damaging consequence of boosting Black voter turnout in the midterms.” https://t.co/FLHrNmhlLr pic.twitter.com/WOJ6cXkpyV

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 17, 2026

They got the message.

Mike Johnson: "As soon as we get the Strait of Hormuz straightened out, we will get back to the kitchen table issues." pic.twitter.com/KbtSMpzB8p

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2026

So the government that pulled us out of the Great Depression, fought a world war in two distinct theaters, made civil rights and voting rights the law of the land, put humans on the moon, and gave us Medicare and Social Security, CAN’T walk and chew gum, now?

Good to know.

Mike Johnson on mifepristone: "By mailing the drugs to women across state lines, you go around state laws. It's a serious problem. Abortions have increased in numbers since Dobbs overturned Roe, and that's a great concern to us. The mailing of this drug is a very dangerous… pic.twitter.com/Jp2fX1oNZ3

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2026

Mike Johnson on mifepristone: "By mailing the drugs to women across state lines, you go around state laws. It's a serious problem. Abortions have increased in numbers since Dobbs overturned Roe, and that's a great concern to us. The mailing of this drug is a very dangerous thing."

Supremacy Clause, asshole. If the Feds say it’s legal, I don’t want Texas deciding it’s illegal for me to take the drugs I need.

Mike Johnson: "The naysayers who have created this new term 'Christian nationalism' as a pejorative, a derogatory term, are trying to silence the influence and voices of Christians, and I think that's wildly inappropriate." pic.twitter.com/KbCqDHHN2Q

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2026

Hit dog’ll holler. And “Christian nationalism” has always been a pejorative. Especially in a country with a First Amendment. You need to talk to your Baptist ancestors.