Watch: Mike Johnson Forced to Answer Whether Biden's Election Was "God's Will"
By: Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling (The New Republic)
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A clever reporter put House Speaker Mike Johnson on the spot.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, one of the primary legal architects of an amicus brief used by Republicans seeking to overturn President Joe Biden's 2020 Electoral College victory, backpedaled in incredible fashion on Wednesday when asked point blank whether Biden's win was God's will.
"Do you believe that Joe Biden's presidency is God's will?" asked Capitol Hill reporter and New Republiccontributor Pablo Manriquez.
"Oh, I know where you're going with this," chuckled the evangelical politician, calling himself a "Bible-believing Christian."
"The Bible says that God is the one that raises up people in authority," Johnson continued. "I believe that God is sovereign. By the way, so did the Founders. I quoted the Declaration of Independence—they acknowledge that our rights don't come from government, they come from God. And we're made in his image. Everybody is made the same."
"So, if you believe all those things, then you believe that God is the one that allows people to be raised in authority. It must have been God's will, then," Johnson noted, adding that the nation made the decision to elect Biden collectively but he expects it will make "a much better choice" in 2024, before slyly dubbing the upcoming presidential election a "regime change."
Reporter: "Do you believe that Joe Biden's presidency is God's will?"
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA): "The Bible says that God is the one that raises up people in authority … It must have been God's will, then." pic.twitter.com/yVadGkgMvA
— The Recount (@therecount) January 17, 2024
The admission is a surprising twist for the MAGA congressman, who has been struggling in recent weeks to keep hold of his newfound power since he won the House's highest seat in a shocking election in October. Johnson now faces identical problems to his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, who lost the confidence of his party during a bipartisan negotiation on a short-term government funding measure to avoid a shutdown. With just days on the clock until the federal government hits the first of two partial shutdowns, far-right hard-liners in the House are whispering that it's time to give Johnson the boot, as well.
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This guy is s crazy as a shit house rat, or whatever that saying is.
His beliefs are not so unusual. We (in our small statistical sampling) have NT members who believe likewise.
Just remember-- those people are on NT for a reason! (Yes--God put them here!!! So the next time we feel tempted to criticize them remember-- that would be criticizing God's work!).
I tend to believe they were sent by Lucifer
You got it right! I was curious so I googled it:
As crazy as an outhouse rat.
Meaning: Only the crazy rats would live in an outhouse.
Here are a few more-- some are pretty funny:
24 Southern Expressions For The Crazy
I particularly liked "Only got one oar in the water."
I'm sure you're aware of the 'thumpers' in the movie Dune - well he doesn't need that kind of machine.
I used to occasionally see this street corner preacher on the same corner downtown. Everything he preached out was started with "the Bible says..."
Well its a good idea to base one's thoughts-- and actions-- on the word of God, much better than listening to rumours, innuendo (and the likes of Dr. Fauci!)
/sarcasm?
If so, maybe Clarence wouldn't get his wings.
The Declaration of Independence doesn't state that God gave us our rights. It says that they were given by our Creator (and doesn;t say a gd thing about made in "His" image).
My creators were Mr and Mrs Trout Giggles, Sr
Well, it is understandable that Democrats want to believe Joe Biden was anointed by God to be President. Of course that means elections are unnecessary since Biden governs by divine right. But doesn't that mean God is in charge of the government?
(BTW, Biden becoming President according to God's will would be the ultimate rigged election.)
Uh, Mike Johnson is a Republican.
Oh, no, no, no, no .... Mike Johnson is an Evangelical Republican.
But it's Democrats twisting Mike Johnson's response to a Democrat question. According to the Democrats' interpretation of Mike Johnson's response, Joe Biden is President by divine right which means Biden can do whatever he wants; Joe Biden can do no wrong because he is President by God's will. Democrats want Evangelical Republicans, like Mike Johnson, to bow down to God's President, Joe Biden.
The unintended consequences of Democrats' interpretation of Mike Johnson's remarks would mean the 2020 election was a sham and that God is actually running the government. Or, in Biden's case, perhaps the Pope is running the government.
Of course, that's not what Mike Johnson actually said. But Democrat ignorance is a viable excuse. Democrats are interpreting Mike Johnson's remarks in this manner because Democrats want uncompromising power over the country.
I suspect Ds in general do not believe that the PotUS is determined by God. It is much more likely that this belief is more prevalent within the GOP due to its heavy religious factions. Even there, I expect it to be a small minority who hold this belief. Probably a not-so-small minority among the core MAGA contingent.
I am rather confident that this was a gotcha question directed at Johnson. I suspect you agree in spite of your comment.
Well, of course, the question was intended to be a gotcha. Mike Johnson didn't play along. And now Democrats are trying to twist Johnson's response into a gotcha response due either to Democrats' ignorance or conceited deceit.
I only carried it forward to illustrate the unintended consequences of gotcha politics. Biden becoming President by God's will means the 2020 election was a sham (since God anointed Joe Biden) and allows Joe Biden to be a divinely autocratic President.
The heavy religious factions (in both parties) obviously do not believe that elected officials obtain office by God's will. What would be the point of an election?
Thing is, there are quite a few religious people who do believe leaders are determined by God.
Isn't that more common in other countries? The UK is still a monarchy. And several Muslim countries are governed by Allah's chosen one.
Keep in mind that in the United States, practicing Muslims tend to be attracted to the Democratic Party.
Yes, I think so. Not so with the UK, they are just going with tradition. But certainly quite likely in Islamic theocracies.
Christianity still dominates the US by far (69%). Islam is about 1% here.