JUST IN: Mike Johnson Delivers First Remarks As Speaker Of The House
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- čas přidán 24. 10. 2023
- The newly-elected 56th Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke after being handed the gavel and assuming his new role.
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FINALLY!!!! Someone from the South!!!! Not from NY or California. Thank God!!!! Now something may actually get done..
he just put them into a two week recess to avoid giving money to ukraine
Oh man, hearing him give honor to the Lord, his wife, and mom is a beautiful thing!
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN I HAVE BEEN SO INSPIRED !!! GOD CHOSE MIKE FOR THIS TIME. HE HAS MY VOTE AND SUPPORT.
Thank you Mr. Speaker of the House ! May God continues Bless you and Guide you the Way to Save America 🇺🇸
Wow! Wow! Wow! What a speech! God bless this the United States of America as we
continue to pray🙏🏼 and
God bless Mike Johnson!
What an extraordinary, opening speech!
Great speech! Prayers going up for this man. God Bless 🙏
Our prayers have been answered for a new Speaker of the House. God has sent him there for such a time as this. A prayerful man of integrity, peace, solvability, and togetherness. He is for our nation and all people. He is also well-spoken!
Mike Johnson is the choice for this hour. I pray that he does well congratulations Sir!
Something JB has NEVER SAID IS GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!
Awesome speech, God bless you as you work for him and the people.
I got chills that was an awesome speech, he inspires and encourages at the same time as convicts the wrong doing. I love him God has his heart.
We will watch the walk, not the talk!
Exactly, to hell with words. That house hasn’t been the “people’s” in a long time
Amen, I agree.
@@Gocryaboutit28especially when they had nasty Nancy dividing the country!
Exactly! I just said that as I was listening when he was saying he will not let us down. I just yelled out loud. I give you five days and you’ll probably F up something.
Diet Jim Jordan. Another election denying Trump puppet.
WOW...I didn't know who Mike Johnson was until now that he was elected Speaker of the House.....and Oh boy !! After hearing his speech.....I'm liking the new Mr Speaker a whole bunch !!!! My hopes for America has just shot upwards !!!! Thank you Mr Johnson !!!!
SAME!!!
Wow. One is naive. And we can do better.
The poorly educated are still hanging around I see
Y'all want to share with the class?
The fact nobody has ever heard of this guy is telling the people wanted Jim Jordan as speaker but anyone actually for the people gets screwed!
I’m crying because this man just gave me more hope than I’ve had in a very long time. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hopium, It's a hell of a drug.
Alas, the down is inevitable and hard AF.
Lose it fast he is evil 👿
Why it's an awful speech
Yes We Needed Hope!
My goodness this was a great speech.
I wish you well Mr. Speaker.
May God's blessings be upon you.
What was so great about it? Will he keep his oath to the people and the constitution and to God? Will he help bring us into war by taking hard working Americans' money away? Will his bought bombs be killing innocent people? Will he be first in battle to lead the charge? All those that support war should be leading the battle and be willing to lose their life to protect our country and in other countries , if they believe it is the right thing to do.
Excellent heartfelt speech....what a courageous Godly man....God chose him for this job!!!🎉
Stop giving my taxes away to other countries stop 🛑
He's an advocate of gutting social security. Good luck with him.
Your 20 dollars? Sit down
@@Ur2Sqrleyno, God wouldn't like that arrogance and selfishness.
@@michaelbailey5736 you mean the same social security which majority goes to those who havent paid into it?
yes, gut that.
Then reform it, don't throw out the baby with the bath water.
@@professorgoat1099
Wow, wow, what a calm, articulate voice. A speech I'd love to hear from a president. I really pray his appointment will help steer USA away from insanity, onward to success and stability.
He sounds like a good President.
So proud of my Friend from the great state of Louisiana!!! Mike Johnson will not disappoint the American people!! LOUISIANA STRONG 💪🏼 ❤
Louisiana blows
I'm proud for Louisiana! Y'all have a great senator with Senator Kennedy, and this guy is awesome, too! It's a great state, and I'm glad for y'all!
We are praying for you, Mr. Mike!! Please continue to speak for God's people. We are behind you and support your honest and faithful ways. Get to work, sir. We can't wait to stand up with you!! LOUISIANA STRONG ⚜️ God Bless America ✝️
Words are words. Action gives those words meaning. Let's see how this plays out. I enjoyed the speech a great deal, and look forward to seeing what he can accomplish as the House Speaker! His battle isn't just uphill, it's up a sheer cliff side.
If he truly means, and follows up on what he said here today, then it looks like we got the right man for the job.
Ah yes, politicians. Famous for keeping their promises and never hiding their intentions through honeyed words
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
They’re just Fn with us.
The word is "If "
@@fritzguyif he's a true MAGA and a Trump study, he will keep his word, unlike lying McCarthy
Amazing unity speech! He was right in saying,”God has raised him up for such a time as this!”Will definitely keep him in prayer, asking God to give him the wisdom to get the plans he has laid out are brought to success!
Let's Gooooo! This is a real Speaker. His service is terribly needee in our country.
I truly hope so❤😅
This guy is clearly the one to run the show. Never heard of him before but how he spoke gives me hope.
There’s no hope unless you are supporting a radical extreme Republican Party who doesn’t care about you.
I wish you well if you are anything like Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana I hope you are willing to do whatever you must do to get this country back on track so don't just talk let's see some action to benefit the USA AND IT'S PEOPLE!!!
Oh he's been really good at grilling Mayorkas over the border. There is a video of all his clips. All very powerful .
It was a beautiful speech. It was refreshing to hear him speak about God and scripture. I pray God works within this man to make right decisions for this country and help to guide us back to the America we use to be. Make it about the people again. I pray he will remain strong and close God our lord.
I have listened several times to this very respectful man, Mike Johnson. I liked what I heard. My prayers are for him and his family and all of Congress. Please compromise. You work for the entire nation not just your state. This message is to all Representatives!
This guy is an excellent speaker, and if he keeps his word, which will be a great task, we may make it here in Our County, but we will give him a chance. And pray he does not speak in twists and turns like the rest, and he keeps his word!❤
😊
This is the first time ever I can smell the smell of real America's flavour from this honourable and remarkable House Speaker. God bless you and hopefully, America will thrive more under these committees ...the world is looking towards you. We found a great speaker.
Let’s be honest … and I’m a true patriot … but this is a unique position that the speaker has… and he has to work with both sides while still keeping true to his morals and his values …. We’d all struggle in that position! Pray for this man!!!!
Great speech! Now, let's see the action behind these words. Godspeed, Mike Johnson.
What an excellent speech ! A man of substance and hope.
A speaker who acknowledges God and seems to be sharp and on point! One of the best decisions made in Goverment in quite some time.
Yes I Agree❤
Religion should not be in government. Get Johnson out of here.
@@ThatColinI respectfully disagree
I like that he uses the term ‘Republic’..too many of these politicians say ‘Democracy’.. we’re a Constitutional Republic..
ITS NOT A REPUBLIC THE WAY YOU WISH TO BELIEVE!
A representative republic IS A DEMOCRACY. Good grief, go to school.
Republicans will never even attempt to understand the concept of “constitutional republic democracy”. We are a republic, based on a constitution, and our leaders are elected through a democratic process. We are BOTH a republic AND a democracy. Republicans are illiterate
I knew there would be those just waiting to jump on this comment.
AMEN! I have been preaching this for years!
For the first time, I hear a good unpolluted speech from a God-filled man for the good of all nations of this failing world. I hope and I pray, amen.🕊🕊🕊♥️🇺🇸
AMEN TO THAT!!!!
Amen!!
Lmao. Wow. 🤦♂️
That is a low bar these days unfortunately. He is a mega man.
Nice to see the house open to the public to view
A very good first speech as Speaker, written well and superbly delivered. I wish all of the success to Mr. Johnson, and that all parties in that chamber genuinely understand the sense of urgency required to save the nation, and then act accordingly.
It was a pleasure hearing from this man. I think the ol' boy is up to the task. God bless you sir!
If he follows his words he will be a great Speaker🙏🏻🇺🇸
Promises are made not kept that's politics. Get ready what ever it is we will soon find out.
He won't because they never follow through on their word...
Words are wind, promises aren't worth the paper they're written on
Yes, they chose the right one, at long last
@@c.a.t4607you are looking at someone from the south I guarantee that he will stand by his words. Unlike those from NY or California!!!
I truly believe they have chosen the right man for this job.
Congratulations Mr Johnson Speakers of the house. Your speech is wonderful. You are for the people
How about making it a law to only have single subject bills and public voting on all bills?
Lol... Nah... Not public voting on all bills... There are many people I wouldn't want to be judges or jury over other people. The mob is not very just.
Agreed
The public votes for representatives and they vote on thier behalf
Giving the president a line-item veto would be a better way to handle pork-barrel spending
@@JB-kc2zcyeah, not so much. They vote for their special interest groups
Okay, I begin to understand why people were impressed with whatever his speech was before the Republican conference. He's charming--very charming, and he promotes an almost priestly "everyone is called and needed" vision. It's a combination you don't often see.
And amazing on substance.
Yeah I'm sure everything will get better now and all the corruption in Congress will end and we'll be happy ever after. I can't wait for the good times to roll.
@@punkypinko2965probably not, but it's a good note to start on, regardless.
He's wearing his Halloween costume for a reason. Are you a Stevie Wonder type?
Let's hold assessment until we see the rubber hit the road. It was notable no Democrat response to vote of thanks to McCarthy. The Democrat Alliance will be now working overtime to tumble Johnson.
His faith will be a call to arms for the left.
@@punkypinko2965 Hey, Trump built that wall. Anything can happen.
I do like Congressman Johnson and I’m hopeful his speakership will genuinely unite a very divided House of Representatives. He easily won the GOP’s vote for speaker and I am seeing here the democrats giving him repeated standing ovations in unison with the Republicans. This might seem benign to most but I see it as a good sign that Rep Johnson is respected by his colleagues. Praying for America🌿🙏🏻
Mike, THAT was a STELLAR speech! Not written as a speech, but written from the heart, on point, uplifting and inspiring. This should go down as one of the great communications referred to in line with Ronald Reagan and as heartfelt and Godly inspired as Abraham Lincoln's.
I had to listen to it twice.
I look forward to tuning in to you as you address Congress and the American people in the future.
Best,
Marci Murray
Hes not ashame to share his faith i pray 🙏🏻 for Gods protection upon you love your speech..
Separation of church and state. He voted to overturn the will of the people. He’s a traitor to America
Impressive start...easy to listen to as well. Seems to check all the boxes of what this House needs - lets hope they are deserving of him.
Thank you Mr speaker well done!
The amount of elitism and arrogance in that room is beyond belief... Hopefully he can be a man of substance... Lord knows we need one that has a backbone...
No.
He is the Chosen one only to be corrupted by the elite others .
Rinos chose him for a reason
Exactly.....however, Jim Jordan wopuld have been the better choice
deep moral rot within the treacherous democrat party.
Trump '24
Would it hurt to have some faith? Today?
He''ll tell them to go to Hell, With Diplomacy in such a way they will look forward to the trip.
I was so excited to hear Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the house. For him to get up and speak of God the way he does is so uplifting. I’m sure right now God is very pleased with him, and I pray that he will always look to the Lord for help and wisdom.
ABSOLUTELY Lucy ☺🦅🇺🇸🦅🦁 10-25-23
So true. God Bless!
Amen!
God AND the Bible! He is not ashamed!
We'll see if it's all lip service, if he actually helps the downtrodden, if he has compassion and humility and all the characteristics Jesus said to pursue. Jesus doesn't care what you say if you don't actually do what he wants us to.
I have watched him many times at hearings and it's obvious he's very smart so I hope that he might push that no member of congress can be a member of a secret society.
and for term limits!!!
This man has given me some hope in our country. May he be blessed. And given the chance to proof that to do Gods, will is the only way to go…
Make the Lord proud Mike! Dont buckle, be strong in the Lord, and what he expects of you in this position. He will make a way of what seems to be impossible.
Amen!
Well spoken! Please do what is right and just for our country.
Dude wanted the election overturned. He is a partisan hack and a fundamentalist. The worst of the worst 😂
please .. somebody ... 'normal'
NOT normal in my book. He is a election denier and wants a nationwide abortion ban. On the other hand, that may be something you believe in
He is an election denier, and wants a nationwide abortion ban
Nazi, but so is Netanyahu. So ... 😒
We’ve been waiting for this day for a VERY long time. My hope in this country has been restored! 🙏🏻
Well Done Mr.Speaker!
I may be naive, but I really like this guy ! I hope the Republicans in the house fall in line and support him . I have faith in this guy . And we could be looking at a future president! He sure carries himself like one .
let us wait and see
Trump supports him too.
No you are not. I like him too.
Not with the baggage this guy has. Alot of videos showing who he really is. The public wont support extremism not in this day and age.
@@patrickanderson4680can you be less specific?
I was worried. I'm not now. It's been so long since I've heard one of our representatives sound like a true statesman. Even though I don't agree with Speaker Johnson on some political positions, it's simply wonderful to have someone speak from a place of principle. God bless you, sir.
You know all them work for thump all of was involved in January 6 my opinion
And you actually believe what he is saying? WOW! How many times have they ALL lied to us, eh?
I’m thrilled with the new Speaker- I thank Matt Gaetz for making this possible! He’s MAGA 100%
Sounds beautiful. ❤
I pray he's full of great actions as well as great speeches.🙏
Right at the start, he's trying to appease the left... Not a good way to stand up for morals and intelligence.
With all that said WE ARE WATCHING
So beautiful and happy. Woohoo!
God bless Mike Johnson!
Great thoughtful remarks!We need someone like speaker Johnson to bring us back to what this country is all about without vitriol and bullying remarks!!!
Mike Johnson is an awesome pick! I think he is a Constitutional lawyer. I’ve watched him in several Congressional hearings and been impressed with his knowledge, perspective, questions, observations, and moral clarity! He is a man of great intelligence & integrity! I’m excited! And I’m thrilled he is a Godly man w/ a big family! This is wonderful!!!
totally wrong but live in that delusion
@@RT22-pb2pphow so?
I am glad with this vote. This is who needs to be the Speaker. Great speech! God Bless America
And he doesn't acted like a Republican at all. That means the AMERICAN' people can trust him.
What a FANTASTIC SPACE, Thank You Speaker Of The House. May God Bless America. 🇺🇸
Congratulations Mr.Speaker , can’t wait to see you in action!
I didn't know who Mike Johnson was, but upon listening to his speech, I'm thanking the LORD for placing him as speaker of the house!!!!
Awesome! He’ll do amazing things for our country. ❤️👍🏻🇺🇸
I hope so, Catherine. I suspect he'll do things to our country, which is a distinction with a difference.
I am not a religious person but I love this guy and his philosophy. It speaks volumes when he talks about spending that only the Repubs stand and applause. People wake up and get these Dems out
America is now broke....dead broke and utterly broken...and about to reap what has been own...terrorists have been allowed in...like foxes in the hen house
Please remember that in less than 4 years...Donald J. Trump doubled the national debt.
Just because they grandstand and say they want a balanced budget and want to cut you out of everything doesnt mean they will do it.
They have actually demonstrated they wont unless your in their top 1%.
Single party politics is not a solution to anything. Disagreement is natural, healthy, and often productive. I am a fairly steadfast democrat, but I would never suggest we remove all republicans from office. Do not ever suggest the opposite, either.
I dunno about you, but I don't trust politicians who say "I don't believe in coincidences. We're in power because GOD wants us to be." That sounds damn prideful and like a dangerous all-purpose excuse to me.
@@Sphnxfr very “divine rights of kings” reminiscent. At least they have limits on their power
Good man. He’s like a character from a black and white movie brought to life in the modern age. Great speaking voice
What an awesome speech!
Mike is such a genuine guy - awesome choice and so refreshing! When he speaks he's not trying to sell you anything or put one over on you just stating the facts as is.
It was so nice to hear this in such a time of disparity!
Finally, a ray of hope arrives. God bless the new speaker of the house. You got a big job ahead of you, but you’re definitely the right guy.
Awesome speech and even better choice for Speaker!!!!
FINALLY, SOME HOPE FOR OUR COUNTRY!!!
No it got worse. The man openly supported Trump's election lie even though he knew trump lost! That means he will unabashedly openly lie to the American people about anything!
Err.. No.
This Guy is Trump approved, so that says it all..
Thing being with Trump that he is not leadership material..Trump has no understanding of how the World works..Trump is in it for Trump..Trump views the Presidency in terms of how to enrich himself
ARE YOU KIDDING ???
Wrong 6ou have to have served in office for long time in order to have that title.Macarthy has not!
@@trishabloomer9987 Me ?
No.
I am not american, I live in Europe.
I speak for the vast majority of non Americans in the Free World.
We do not want Trump or anyone like Trump anywhere near the levers of Political power ever again.
You are right on the money Mr House Speaker.
Wow! That excited me, could we truly have a Statesman that LOVE AMERICA and NOT JUST HIS POCKETBOOK😮 I AM EXCITED, may GOD reign!
I have been waiting for so long to hear such a marvelous speech. Praise the Lord for this great Speaker of the House !
Not only "God bless Mike Johnson" but also pray for God's divine protection for him and his family.
I am very hopeful with this man.
When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. May this be true of this man.
Wishing our best to Speaker Johnson.
He voted to overturn the will of the people. He’s a traitor to America
Pray instead. God answers prayers. Wishing is a useless waste of energy.
I really think this guy could be a wonderful gift of God to America!
May all those in the US Congress be blessed with wisdom, sincerity, honesty and leadership. ❤
So glad to see a speaker who has Christian values and loves this country
When he said his wife and him and kids spent time praying to the lord...I was extremely happy
I am impressed and grateful, may God guide our new speaker of the house Mike Johnson, our country needs anew leadership that really believes in our democracy, our rights, our freedom. Good Bless the USA. ❤🌟🇺🇸
Refreshing to hear The Speaker’s first great speech to let the American people and the world know they are back on duty! I believe in his commitment to find common ground but there are some values that needed to be defended. I pray for Mike Johnson and his family. He’s got a lot of work coming at him as well as the rest of the congress members. I also pray for our Republican members to be more unified and supportive of each other as we strive to keep America as the greatest country in the world. I would be remiss if I didn’t thank Mr. Johnson for his commitment to our “In God we Trust” motto and value of this great country. I have a firm belief that God has placed you in this position at this time. Thank you Mr. Speaker and I look forward to hearing more. 🙏🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻
Mike is very well spoken and seems like he will be a great leader! Thank you to Matt Gatez for helping this come into fruition!
I really like this guy. I think he is going to be a fantastic Speaker of the House.
I doubt he will last long because there are more extreme members who want to retain the power. Let's hope he recognises that his references to God and all being created equal in the constitution are not incompatible.
I LOVE Mike Johnson. God Bless You Mike!
So impressed with whom God has chosen. Very humble man.
I pray to God that you can accomplish what you are promising.
I'm cautiously optimistic.
it was top notch puffery, but optimism begins with a balanced budget not the talk of action to investigate a plan towards one
Everything depends on his ability to get bipartisan agreements done. This could cost him the support of the "crazy eight" ...
Thank God! Finally an uncompromised voice of reason.🎉
I'm so looking forward to all he has to contribute - he's amazing and honest and so collegiate!
Brought me to tears! What an incredible speech!
God is good! No such thing as coincidences. He was appointed for such a time as this!!!! God bless you Speaker Johnson 🙏
Wonderful speech!! Praying hard for this man to be able to accomplish everything he's talking about
I pray this man means what he says. I pray that his intentions are in the right place.
This is our new Speaker of the house congratulations to him and I know that he will be a good one❤❤❤❤❤❤
A good speech is one thing. But let's hope he puts American citizens first 🙏💖💪
He didn't when he strongly denied the 2020 election outcome.
Well if you listened to him he clearly says he isn’t going to do that and his first priority is Israel. As far as I remember Israel isn’t America.
@@worrywart1311 My husband says Trump must be pulling a wild card with this one. Perhpas he is making a strategic chess move. Praying...
@@worrywart1311Yeah whatever 😂🤣
Considering how much he mentioned the Father our God, I think we are in good hands.