At the RNC back in July, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was given a prominent position in all of the seating arrangements and staging. Organizers placed Speaker Johnson on the dais, right beside JD Vance, with Donald Trump on Vance’s other side. There are photos of Trump shaking Johnson’s hand and speaking to him. This was done on purpose, all of it – the staging, the on-camera bromance, the speaker’s visible sycophancy towards Trump. That being said, while Speaker Johnson is a MAGA true believer, he’s also too incompetent to really do much. Johnson has capitulated repeatedly to the Biden administration and he regularly gets outmaneuvered by Democrats. Why am I bringing this up? Because Donald Trump mentioned something during his speech at the Madison Square Garden Nazi rally, something which has caused concern beyond all of the racism and white nationalism on display at the rally:
Former President Donald Trump is not keeping his “little secret” with House Speaker Mike Johnson under wraps.
During his Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, Oct. 28, the 78-year-old former president gave a shout-out to Johnson, 52, saying, “He’s going to be around for a long time, I predict.”
Given the Louisiana congressman’s uncertain future as the leader of the House Republican Conference, that comment alone raised some eyebrows by seemingly suggesting that Trump may soon vouch for Johnson to keep his GOP leadership role.
However, it was what Trump said next that sparked the most buzz.
“We gotta get the congressmen elected and we gotta get the senators elected because we can take the Senate pretty easily, and I think with our little secret we’re going to do really well with the House, right?” Trump said while looking at Johnson. “Our little secret is having a big impact.”
“He and I have a secret,” Trump added. “We’ll tell you what it is when the race is over.”
Trump’s vague mention of an election-oriented “secret” immediately had political experts scratching their heads to figure out what the Republican leaders cooked up. Some interpreted Trump’s remarks as a hint that if Kamala Harris wins the election and Republicans keep the House majority, Johnson might try to use his position to prevent Congress from accepting the election results.
Again, this is a coup. This is, as AOC pointed out on Monday, the open preparations for another insurrection. This is Trump sowing the seeds of a coup, that he has a secret arrangement with the Speaker of the House, that no matter what, Trump is making arrangements to install himself as dictator of the Confederacy of Trumplandia. That being said – Joe Biden is president and I genuinely believe that the Biden administration has prepared for the worst. And when the election certification happens on January 6th, it will be with the new Congress. Which means… remember to vote for the Democrats in the House races. If Johnson is still speaker on January 6th, 2025, he will absolutely try to pull some bullsh-t.
Trump: I think with our little secret we are gonna do really well with the house, our little secret is having a big impact, he and I have a little secret, we will tell you what it is when the race is over pic.twitter.com/sKXCLblyLO
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2024
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- Former US President Donald J Trump shakes hands with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson Republican of Louisiana on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Fiserv Forum on Monday, July 15, 2024. This is Trumps first appearance since a rally in Pennsylvania, where he sustained injuries from an alleged bullet grazing his ear. Trump also named United States Senator JD Vance Republican of Ohio as his Vice Presidential running mate. Copyright: xAnnabellexGordonx/,Image: 890100288, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Annabelle Gordon / CNP /MediaPunch / Avalon
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- Former US President Donald J Trump makes an early appearance on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Fiserv Forum on Monday, July 15, 2024. This is Trumps first appearance since a rally in Pennsylvania, where he sustained injuries from an alleged bullet grazing his ear. Trump also named United States Senator JD Vance Republican of Ohio as his Vice Presidential running mate. Copyright: xAnnabellexGordonx/,Image: 890103425, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Annabelle Gordon / CNP /MediaPunch / Avalon
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- United States Representative Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) formally announces his win as the GOP nominee for Speaker of the House in the Longworth House Office Building on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Johnson was the second nominee of the day, with Majority Whip United States Representative Tom Emmer (Republican of Minnesota) dropping out just hours after his win. The party first nominated United States House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (Republican of Louisiana), who dropped out shortly after winning the nomination due to lack of support. United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio) won the second nomination, however, was unable to get 217 votes on the House Floor after multiple rounds of voting. Kevin McCarthy (Republican of California) was recently ousted from the Speakership. Featuring: United States Representative Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) Where: Washington, District of Columbia, United States When: 24 Oct 2023 Credit: CNP/startraksphoto.com
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- United States Representative Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) gives a press conference following being elected Speaker of the House on the House Steps in the Capitol on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. The party first nominated United States House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (Republican of Louisiana), who dropped out shortly after winning the nomination due to lack of support. United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio) won the second nomination, however, was unable to get 217 votes on the House Floor after multiple rounds of voting. Majority Whip United States Representative Tom Emmer (Republican of Minnesota) was the third nominee, but dropped out just hours after he was elected. Kevin McCarthy (Republican of California) was recently ousted from the Speakership. Featuring: United States Representative Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) Where: Washington, District of Columbia, United States When: 25 Oct 2023 Credit: Annabelle Gordon/CNP/startraksphoto.com
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- United States Representative Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) is elected Speaker of the House in the House Chamber in the Capitol on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. The party first nominated United States House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (Republican of Louisiana), who dropped out shortly after winning the nomination due to lack of support. United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio) won the second nomination, however, was unable to get 217 votes on the House Floor after multiple rounds of voting. Majority Whip United States Representative Tom Emmer (Republican of Minnesota) was the third nominee, but dropped out just hours after he was elected. Kevin McCarthy (Republican of California) was recently ousted from the Speakership. Featuring: United States Representative Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) Where: Washington, District of Columbia, United States When: 25 Oct 2023 Credit: Annabelle Gordon/CNP/startraksphoto.com
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- Former US President Donald J Trump makes an early appearance on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Fiserv Forum This is Trump’s first appearance since a rally in Pennsylvania, where he sustained injuries from an alleged bullet grazing his ear. Trump also named United States Senator JD Vance (Republican of Ohio) as his Vice Presidential running mate. Featuring: former US President Donald J Trump, United States Senator J.D. Vance (Republican of Ohio) Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States When: 15 Jul 2024 Credit: CNP/INSTARimages
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- Former US President Donald J Trump makes an early appearance on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Fiserv Forum This is Trump’s first appearance since a rally in Pennsylvania, where he sustained injuries from an alleged bullet grazing his ear. Trump also named United States Senator JD Vance (Republican of Ohio) as his Vice Presidential running mate. Featuring: former US President Donald J Trump, United States Senator J.D. Vance (Republican of Ohio), Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States When: 15 Jul 2024 Credit: CNP/INSTARimages
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- Former US President Donald J Trump makes an early appearance on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Fiserv Forum This is Trump’s first appearance since a rally in Pennsylvania, where he sustained injuries from an alleged bullet grazing his ear. Trump also named United States Senator JD Vance (Republican of Ohio) as his Vice Presidential running mate. Featuring: former US President Donald J Trump, United States Senator J.D. Vance (Republican of Ohio), Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States When: 15 Jul 2024 Credit: CNP/INSTARimages
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- Former US President Donald J Trump makes an early appearance on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Fiserv Forum This is Trump’s first appearance since a rally in Pennsylvania, where he sustained injuries from an alleged bullet grazing his ear. Trump also named United States Senator JD Vance (Republican of Ohio) as his Vice Presidential running mate. Featuring: former US President Donald J Trump, United States Senator J.D. Vance (Republican of Ohio), Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States When: 15 Jul 2024 Credit: CNP/INSTARimages
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- Former US President Donald J Trump shakes hands with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Fiserv Forum This is Trump’s first appearance since a rally in Pennsylvania, where he sustained injuries from an alleged bullet grazing his ear. Trump also named United States Senator JD Vance (Republican of Ohio) as his Vice Presidential running mate. Featuring: former US President Donald J Trump, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States When: 15 Jul 2024 Credit: CNP/INSTARimages
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- Former US President Donald J Trump and United States Senator JD Vance (Republican of Ohio) on the second night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Fiserv Forum on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Former President Donald Trump named Vance as his Vice Presidential running mate on Monday. Featuring: Former US President Donald J Trump, United States Senator JD Vance (Republican of Ohio) Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States When: 16 Jul 2024 Credit: CNP/INSTARimages
This is terrifying. I am praying blue wins all the way down ticket. I am heartsick that he was even allowed to run for office. Now here we are again with this person openly plotting ANOTHER insurrection. How can this be.
Because Merrick Garland sucks. I think Trump is talking out of his a$$ because Johnson knows they won’t hold the House.
Merrick Garland has been so damn weak. If this republic falls, I honestly put the blame on Garland (for being pathetic), Moscow Mitch (for being diabolical), and Leonard Leo (for funding and masterminding the dismantling of our democracy and bribing “supreme” court justices). Also, Rupert Murdoch.
With all due respect, Johnson is really worrisome much more than he is incompetent. Do not nderestimate him!
He’s a Christian fundamentalist who is able to appear relatively boring and normal in spite of his views. He has kept very disseparate Republiscums united enough to block parts of Biden’s agenda (and less so during elections, which makes him seem more moderate–he is not). He’s not being threatened with being tossed out, and Trump has given him his approval: This is not good. Mike Johnson is wise enough, at this moment at least, not to be the leader in Trump’s fascism, and will still dance back if he has no cover. If Trump is elected, this guy is all in.
If the press, or an interested prosecutor, spent more than 20 minutes looking into him, he would be destroyed so I’m not particularly worried about him. Of course he’s a true believer. But he’s maintained on official paperwork that he has no bank account, like he’s being paid via bags of money every two weeks, an easily disproven lie on paper. Not to mention the rumors about his “son”, a black teen who lived with him for several years before he was married and is mostly erased from the public discourse. I think he has Josh Duggar sized secrets that aren’t very well hidden.
Yup. His closest is full of skeletons.
The Washington Post wrote an insightful article about his Christian fundamentalism and belief that God has placed him in this position of power. It was terrifying. Below is a link to an unlocked article by the excellent Dana Milbank and apparently adapted from his book.
BTW Milbank wrote another beyond excellent article about how unproductive the Republican House has been. Basically the most unproductive since sometime in the 1800s.
https://wapo.st/3BZX9mi
We haven’t seen Dark Brandon in a while but he’s still there, waiting. President Biden has the National Guard plus immunity. He has sworn an oath to protect our country from all enemies foreign and domestic.
Dark Brandon has his Scorpio tail ready to strike if necessary…
Hey Dump, ya know what our little secret is? Millions of Americans will be voting for Harris/Walz and your a** is toast (with respect to toast). BYEEEE
House speaker can’t stop the certification so that’s out. He can’t not seat a new congress if the republicans lose the house. I truly hope that Joe is ready to use that immunity to keep things going in the right path. Get out and vote blue!!
I’ve been sick since I saw these headlines, and thank you for reminding me that once the election is over Biden will still be president and will have zero reason to hold back to protect democracy!!
I’ve been so stressed about this damn election and don’t have any confidence that it will all be decided on Election Day (we know Rs are going to challenge Georgia and other key states). My wish for the universe is that my fellow Americans do the right thing and see this monster for what he is!!
The maga republicans have been trying in many states to cause damage to this election but they have been thwarted by honest judges who see what they are doing and stopping it. Yes the orange stain will try to overthrow our government again but he isn’t in the White House and Joe is and can use the national guard and that little gift the Supreme Court gave to trump about immunity for Presidents….. well that will come back to haunt trump because I believe Joe will use it for good and not evil.
Also I watched YouTube video today that showed military and police helicopters landing at the Capitol building in DC last evening . I believe they are preparing for a sh*t storm that could happen like January 6th. Seems like plans are in place to stop chaos at the Capitol Building!!!!!
I’m sure the Biden administration has prepared for shenanigans. I also believe that Trump is overestimating the support he has this time around. I think there is a large contingent of Republicans — rank and file, but especially elected politicians — who will, in fact, be quite relieved to be rid of him after he loses. In the case of the politicians, many of them have made it quite clear that, while they lack the moral integrity to actively support Kamala and will still vote for him, they loathe Trump and see him as a liability who has done irreparable damage to the party with his insistence on running it like a mafia family. Remember Lindsay Graham’s prescient words: “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed and we will deserve it”. And there are a number of formerly secure Republican seats that are now at serious risk of being flipped because their holders are closely associated with Trump, so he’s ruining individual political careers as well.
Unfortunately, these cowards are just fine with Vance so will vote for the ticket so they can install him in the #2 spot…and will conveniently toss trump once they’re done with him.
Why do I think the only people dTrumpf DOES actually pay are the private investigators and dark web ops who dig up the dirt on all the people who have these sudden turnarounds to claim fealty to him, ie Graham, Vance, Johnson, Cruz, etc.
Well, Putin’s paying that bill and likely doing most of the work. Thus why this is the one aspect of this machine that actually seems well-oiled.
Yes. That’s how he got all the early Republican endorsements too. Michael cohen went and visited ppl, and they would change their tune. The Liberty university Falwell, who later turned out to be in a weird three way with the pool boy and his wife. Lindsay Graham. A bunch we don’t even know about who’s secrets haven’t come out yet.
It is truly amazing to me how many people are willing to risk their freedom from going to jail or the ruination of the careers for a man who really cares nothing about them. Look at Rudy. Not only has his shenanigans left him stoney broke but word on the street is Trump hasn’t even paid him for his loyalty or legal services. Power does corrupt absolutely. These people wouldn’t put it all on the line for their own mommas but the are willing to throw everything away for Trump. If Mike Johnson follows through for Trump on this steall the election scheme he will have no one to blame except himself for any consequences that un̈fold.
I really think they are banking on good people who support democracy to stay silent— even in the face of blatant cheating.
It’ll be much harder for him to force his way INTO the White House than it would have been to stay in it in 2021.
The Biden admin has been preparing for the worst since Trump won the nomination if they have a lick of sense.
This is why is it ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL to vote blue, though, up and down the ballot. The new house is sworn in before Jan 6…the more Dems we have there the better.
I’m taking a cont studies class on Democracy. Hillary Clinton was a speaker a few weeks ago. She said the most worrisome day is the Election Certification day (mid-Dec) when they can enable fake electors to forge the results of the State’s election results. That’s what I thought of when I saw this “little secret” comment from these idiots. Terrifying.