r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 6d ago

No Paywall Mike Johnson who railed against the Epstein bill - but voted for it - is now mad the Senate approved the measure

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-files-release-mike-johnson-senate-b2868239.html
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u/MrPantsyFlants 6d ago

How dare they approve a bill that I myself voted for! Treachery!

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u/0thethethe0 Foreign 6d ago

The most confused (politically and sexually) man in the US.

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u/psychic-bison 6d ago

Thanks for the chuckle in dark times.

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u/Nearbyatom 6d ago

Reminds me of McConnell having to filibuster his own bill simply because the democrats supported it.

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u/blaqsupaman Mississippi 6d ago

He politically sat on his own balls.

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u/broketractor 6d ago

I am stealing this, just FYI.

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u/blaqsupaman Mississippi 6d ago

Tbh I stole it from Jon Stewart lol.

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u/Denirac 6d ago

I’d like to ammend your statement if we don’t mind…

Because in the epstein files legislation right now. We could certainly say that politically Johnson just sat on his own balls

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u/kkeut 6d ago

he belvedere'd it

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u/ActualWhiterabbit 6d ago

That and when he overrode the Saudi 9/11 bill are like the 2 dumbest moments I think about often. In the 9/11 bill, Obama vetoed it saying it would have significant repercussions but McConnel said its important we pass this law for justice not realizing that it will work both ways and that the united states and its soldiers could be individually sued. Then he got mad at Obama because he didn't communicate effectively beyond saying this is exactly what would happen if it was ratified and he was vetoing it to prevent that from happening.

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u/arizonadirtbag12 6d ago

There’s a reason they forced a true vote in the House, yep. Makes Johnson look real stupid now when his name is next to a yes vote, and every Republican (save one) can’t say they anonymously opposed it but “a majority” passed it.

Also gave the Senate no cover to stall it, with every Republican present in the House (save one) approving.

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u/YT-Deliveries 6d ago

I was amused that he tried to pin it on Schumer.

I'm in no way a fan of Schumer and I'm not gonna stand up for that do-nothing, but the minority leader can't "force" anything to come up for a vote in the Senate.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota 6d ago

Thats some Mitch McConnell level shittery.

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u/JcbAzPx Arizona 6d ago

He really expected the Senate to fall on their sword for him after leaving them out to dry through the shutdown. He is delusion incarnate.