EPISODE · Mar 27, 2026 · 1 MIN
Did Speaker Johnson fake being mad at Dems earlier or did Trump leave him in dark on DHS funding?
from Ask a Pol politics · host Matt Laslo
Who?Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) — Speaker of the US House of RepresentativesPresser:Hours before President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order “instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation,” Speaker Mike Johnson was irate after House Democrats opposed another bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without any of Democrat’s demands the measure reform ICE.Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!Key Johnson:“I think it puts an exclamation point on what they try to do here. It’s shameful,” Speaker Mike Johnson told congressional reporters. “So many people have been through so many hardships because of this nonsense, and what we’re concerned about is people may actually be hurt.”Caught our ear:“We’re sick of it,” Johnson told the congressional press corps.Below find a rough transcript of the end of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) press conference, slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Speaker Mike Johnson (3-26-2026)SCENE: A couple hours before President Donald Trump signed legislation to fund the TSA and avert a government shutdown, a fired-up Speaker Johnson holds a press conference to blast Democratic opposition to the DHS funding package.Speaker Mike Johnson:“I think it puts an exclamation point on what they try to do here. It’s shameful.“So many people have been through so many hardships because of this nonsense, and what we’re concerned about is people may actually be hurt.“More people harmed by criminal illegal aliens and are being protected by the Democrat Party.“And we’re sick of it.”Reporter I: “Speaker Johnson…”Reporter I: “Are you supportive of the…”AI Disclaimer:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. generative AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe
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