House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a ChristianĀ before anything else. He hasĀ saidĀ his ā€œfaith informs everything I do.ā€ He hasĀ toldĀ people curious about his views to ā€œpick up a Bible.ā€ His wifeĀ reportedlyĀ runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized,Ā states, ā€œWe believe and the Bible teaches that any form of sexual immorality, such as adulteryā€¦is sinful and offensive to God.ā€Ā He hasĀ saidĀ he and his son use a software program called Covenant Eyes to ensure neither is looking at porn.

Given all this, you may think that Johnson would not be comfortable showing up to a criminal trial to defend a guy who allegedly had an affair with an adult film star (according to the adult film star anyway, though Trump denies it), paid her to stay quiet about the alleged affair, and then was accused of covering up said payment. But you would think wrong!

On Tuesday, Johnson attendedĀ Donald Trumpā€™s hush money trial in Manhattan, whereā€”prior to the proceedings getting underwayā€”the congressional leader nodded approvingly at Trump from behind a metal barrier, like a groupie at his favorite bandā€™s concert.

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      6 months ago

      Ah but how convenient it is that anything we look up that doesnā€™t fit your narrative can simply be dismissed as being the MSM which obviously has an anti Trump agenda and therefore is a lie. Thatā€™s pretty convenient, yes? It is almost like thatā€™s exactly why Trump made up this whole MSM is liars who are out to get him thing. He has even tried to turn ā€œdoesnā€™t like Trumpā€ into an insult that he then uses against anyone not supporting his lies to try to discredit them so that his own lies seem more believable.

      I hope you can eventually see out of his cloud of lies, deception, and manipulation. It may be painful briefly, but youā€™ll eventually start seeing all the ways you have been manipulated. It will eventually feel good like a nice warm blanket to finally be free of it.

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        Btw, Trump didnā€™t just make it up about the MSM lying. Itā€™s pretty obvious to anyone willing to venture outside the MSM bubble. Things like the Russia hoax, the burying of the Hunter laptop story, waiting until campaign season to bring every case theyā€™ve got and then saying itā€™s not political, or spending 3 years telling everyone the border is secure and closed, refusing to say certain words or phrases such as illegal alien, and anytime someone calls them out on something they just tell everyone youā€™re a racist MAGA supporter, etc. are all examples of the fake news that Trump talks about.