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Democrats only needed to flip three seats to gain the majority in the House — they picked up 44 in a massive GOP shellacking

House Speaker Mike Johnson has blasted voters for making the “wrong choice” on Election Day last week.

Donald Trump, Johnson and other Republican leaders were tasked with keeping the majority in Congress, but despite their best efforts, Democrats swept the midterms in a defeat so crushing that it was dubbed a blue tsunami.

Johnson shared regret for the GOP’s shellacking, but not the blame. Instead, the Republican leader pinned it on the Americans who voted against his party on Tuesday.

When asked by CNN’s Manu Raju on Capitol Hill Monday whether Trump needs to “course correct” after the midterm losses, Johnson said, “I’m not going to tell the president how to do his job. We have an incredible record of the first two years of his term, and I expect more success in the days ahead.”

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 minutes ago

Hahahahaha, god I love Stephen Colbert's deadpan humor.

Oh wait that's Mike Johnson?

[–] Uranus_Hz@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 minutes ago

Hey Mike, sit down and shut up. The grownups are talking.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 hours ago

To be able to say that seriously is an admission that you do not believe in democracy.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

LOL, I love it when these dingles actually say out loud such whoppers like donnie "is doing so many good things for the American people" or "we had so much work to do to undo all the damage that Biden and the Democrat (sic) Party did" or whatever the fuck.

Such unbelievably blatant liars.

With an added dose of condescension about how people don't even appreciate all the good they are doing, how could this happen?

These assholes completely pooched the economy, gave even more money away to the obscenely wealthy parasitic class, and then set up a bomb to have shit really hit the fan for the 99% in Jan 2027 and have the balls to sit there and whine that people didn't vote for them.

[–] bbpr120@lemmy.world 12 points 2 hours ago

piss off Mikey, don't you have to monitor your sons porn habits?

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

This wasn't the voters fault, Mike.

Hell if I were to pin it on anyone it's probably be Zelensky. And I didn't even say thank you once.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 19 points 4 hours ago

Shut up bitch

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

It’s really funny seeing the other side blame voters.

Mike “Limp” Johnson should know that doesn’t end well.

[–] massacre@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

Congress, especially the House has been full on fucking clown shoes for 2 years and this spineless piece of shit is saying the Dems will bring a circus? The guy who could barely get his seat and hold it? The guy speedrunning the line to kiss trumps diapered ass?

Johnson is admitting (after his own fashion) that the Dems are likely to investigate the everloving SHIT out of the GOP cronies and corrupt contributors (bribes and enrichments, oh my!) as well as lock down the budget until they get their way. So, you know.... stopping the circus the GOP brought to town.

[–] TimboSlice@discuss.online 6 points 3 hours ago

Fuck off, nobody gives a shit about anything you say.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Narcissism. Are they all pathological narcissists?

[–] OriginalTangle@feddit.org 4 points 2 hours ago

never admit anything, never accept responsibility. Lie to confuse, lie to test loyalty, lie to feel better about yourself. Lie because only losers tell the truth. It's the Trump way and the bootlickers copy it.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 4 points 3 hours ago

Where's your god now mikey???

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Mike Johnson is a moron.

[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 24 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

In other news: Voters blast Mike Johnson for making wrong choices everyday for the last 2+ years.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 14 points 6 hours ago

Voters also blast Mike Johnson's mom for making the wrong choice 55 years ago.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

I blast his parents too. You guys really screwed up with this one.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 62 points 7 hours ago
[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 72 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

Man I'd love to kick the shit out of this assshole.

[–] theedqueen@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

In terms of most punchable I’d put Stephen Miller as #1 and Elon as #2. He’s a strong contender for #3

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I think your #1 and 2 are definitely in the right spots. The earth and everyone on it would be better off if those 2 were gone.

[–] theedqueen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I just….i really need Stephen miller to know what it feels like to have his skull bones broken. His rib cage too.

[–] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

I'd throw Trump in there, but somehow it'd be both elder and child abuse.

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

He 100% is into that kind of thing. You don’t turn out like this without playing up the hateable punchable dork asshole that enjoys being beat up and mocked as his kink. That schmarmy demeanor says it all.

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

You have a point.

[–] Onyxonblack@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 hours ago

Give him the 'ol Fight Club face-rearangement!

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I 2nd this comment!

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

With any luck Johnson will fade quickly into obscurity and this will be one of the last times this asshole makes the news.

He can go back to monitoring his son's phone to make sure he doesn't look at any pictures that would make the baby Jesus cry.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago

Don't BE the wrong choice, Mike.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 3 hours ago

Representative democracy you say?

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 5 points 5 hours ago

No, you made innumerable wrong choices, Mike. Now it's come home to roost.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 hours ago
[–] kurmudgeon@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

So as we've seen for the past 2 years, there is absolutely zero accountability in the Republican party whatsoever. And even after getting their ass is completely fucking handed to them, they still don't have any capacity for accountability, even personal self accountability to the extent that they would rather blame the people who put them in their position of power to begin with, than to incorporate and impose the will of those people.

What do you expect though when a party who bases their beliefs and ideals on a 2,000-year-old textbook and are not capable of any rational thought of any kind on their own? A shameless party with egos so massive, they're unwilling to accept reality in any form or fashion, especially if it gets in the way of their ability to make a dollar.

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

"The party of personal responsibility"

[–] Didntdoit71@feddit.online 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

They don't actually believe in the Bible, as evidenced by their complete refusal to follow the commandments of Christ. They just use it as crowbar to hit brain dead evangelists over the head with to keep them in the party base. True Christians are all leftists and mostly socialists. However, they are extremely hard to find, especially in the evangelical Christian nationalist US of A. These cunts only use Christianity as a weapon to hurt people not in their tribe.

[–] kurmudgeon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

They also use it to hurt the people in their tribe. They don't give a fuck as long as they can make it dollar.

[–] HellyBelly@lemmy.today 1 points 3 hours ago

Weaponized Christianity.

[–] DeepThought42@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago

"incredible" is not the word I would have gone with unless it was modified with "incredibly bad" , "incredibly stupid", or "incredibly criminal"

[–] TootTootComingThru@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Mike Johnson should try eating a fucking brick.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

but despite their best efforts, Democrats swept the midterms

No, it was because of their best efforts, not despite them.

Voters finally got to see what republicans do when they’re given free rein. They went mask-off, making it undeniable to anyone paying even partial attention how despicable they truly are.

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

When asked by CNN’s Manu Raju on Capitol Hill Monday whether Trump needs to “course correct” after the midterm losses, Johnson said, “I’m not going to tell the president how to do his job. We have an incredible record of the first two years of his term, and I expect more success in the days ahead.”

No checks and balances.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

I'm sorry, who?

. . . mmmm. . . not on the list, sorry. Please move to the back sir.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

By Mike. Vanish, please.

[–] ShutUpWesley@piefed.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

“I really do believe that these next two years are going to be a bit of a circus." And the last two haven't been?!?!?!?!!!

“Their best efforts.” lol, lmao even.

I wish there was a chopping block they could be first in line for.

[–] mgtzbos@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Believers gonna believe.

[–] Deadeyegai@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Scurry back to whatever hole you crawled out, you spineless cuck