House Speaker Mike Johnson Claims President Trump Is “Unwell”

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What is House Speaker Mike Johnson trying to say here?

A video that has gone viral on X, shows House Speaker Mike Johnson telling Democrat Rep. Madeleine Dean that President Trump is “unwell.”

Johnson’s comments came after Rep. Dean asked the House Speaker his thoughts on President Trump posting an AI-generated video of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero.

The Daily Beast had more details on Johnson’s unclear remarks:

New footage has emerged of Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean’s Capitol Hill confrontation with Mike Johnson that shows the House Speaker seemingly agreeing that Donald Trump is “unwell.”

Footage had previously emerged of Dean confronting Johnson on Tuesday over a racist AI-generated video of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries posted by the president to Truth Social.

The new footage, aired by MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes on Wednesday night, shows Dean telling Johnson, “The president is unhinged. He is unwell.”

Johnson then responds, “A lot of folks on your side are too, I don’t control him…” seemingly conceding Dean’s point that the president is unwell but arguing that he isn’t alone.

In response, Dean scoffs and says, “Oh my God, please. That performance in front of the generals?” a reference to a rambling address the president gave to senior military leaders earlier that day.

Watch Johnson here:

Unlike Johnson, Vice President JD Vance defended Trump’s post, per Fox News:

Vice President JD Vance brushed off outrage over President Donald Trump sharing a video meme depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero, saying he was confused by claims it was “racist.”

“Oh, I think it’s funny,” Vance said Wednesday when asked if posting sombrero memes was “helpful” while trying to reach a government funding agreement with Democrats. “The president’s joking and we’re having a good time. You can negotiate in good faith while also poking a little bit of fun at some of the absurdities of the Democrats’ positions and even, you know, poking some, some fun at the absurdity of the Democrats themselves.”

“I’ll tell Hakeem Jeffries right now, I make this solemn promise to you, that if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes will stop,” he quipped.

Watch Vance below:



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