Dems Turn Mike Johnson’s First Viral Moment Into Anti-GOP Ad

‘NEXT QUESTION’

Democrats are testing whether a moment when Republicans shouted down a reporter for asking about Mike Johnson’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election will have a political impact.

Politics Reporter

Published Oct. 25 2023 7:02PM EDT

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks alongside fellow House Republicans after he was elected as the Republican House speaker nominee — Win McNamee/Getty

When House Republicans held an impromptu press conference late Tuesday night to celebrate coalescing around their new speaker nominee, they were in no mood to answer tough questions—or even the obvious one.

So when ABC reporter Rachel Scott asked Rep.

Riley Rogerson

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Dems Turn Mike Johnson’s First Viral Moment Into Anti-GOP Ad

Democrats are testing whether a moment when Republicans shouted down a reporter for asking about Mike Johnson’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election will have a political impact.

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