Mike did not actually adopt his "adopted son"

[struggle4progress]

... Corinne Day, Johnson’s communications director ... told Newsweek that the Johnson family did not formally adopt Michael because of the “lengthy … process,” and declined to say whether Michael used the same surname as the family ...

New Round of Scrutiny
BY JACK MCCORDICK
OCTOBER 28, 2023

[madaboutharry]

1. I am so offended by White Savior Syndrome.

It always ends up a story with poor excuses.

[brewens]

3. Say what you will about laying off of kids, Johnson didn't need to make him any kind of issue. Fair game. n/t

[a kennedy]

4. Oh, kinda like that Black football player that just got his "adoption" reversed.....

Ya know a movie was made of it……white family Black football player??? Michael Ohr was the player.

[madaboutharry]

5. He is now suing that family for hoodwinking him out of his money.

There are too many people in this world who are full of it. It’s depressing.

[womanofthehills]

8. Lots of churches ask their parishioners to take in kids

I worked with an organization partly funded by a church - and this was not unusual.

[MyMission]

17. Raising heathens to become good Christians?

Sarcasm...
Amy Coney Barrett adopted 2 kids from Haiti, legally as far as I know.
I thought that was odd when I heard about it. And John McCain's adopted daughter is from Bangladesh.

I guess it's a thing because their churches encourage it.
But why didn't Mike finalize the adoption? My guess, if the child remains in foster care the family gets paid and the child gets benefits, and the family doesn't owe the foster child an inheritance. These conservative Christians know how to work the system.

[rogue emissary]

9. It seems exactly like what happened to Oher and the tuohy family.

When they were promoting the book and eventual movie. They said they adopted him. The wife charity website referred to Oher as her adopted son even after he filled a lawsuit against them.

Once the lawsuit made the rounds. It was revealed they never completed the adoption process and at most were legal guardians.

Johnson has used his "adopted Black son" against reparations and other issues, multiple times.

The closeness in their age also stinks like Gaetz and his "adopted son".

[Irish_Dem]

10. I was thinking of the same case. The family was making money off the child.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. For this thread

Link to tweet

[Think. Again.]

7. I will reserve any thoughts on this...

..until we hear from Micheal himself if he is ever interested in sharing this very personal matter publicly.

[struggle4progress]

11. It'll be a long wait if Mike's friend is completely imaginary

[Think. Again.]

15. Good point.

[Maru Kitteh]

12. 🎵 Good enough to hire not good enough to marry . . 🎶

So in other words, fine enough to use when needed as a prop, not good enough to actually be seen with or you know - go through all that paperwork.

[AlGorerhythm]

13. Sort of like Matt Gaetz and his "son" Nestor...

Now that Gaetz is married, his "son", Nestor has disappeared.

I'm old enough to remember when Rick Scott was running for governor and he "adopted" a shelter dog long enough for a photo op and a campaign ad, then he took the dog back to the shelter. I'm sure that Nestor and Michael have received similar treatment.

[chouchou]

14. I understand. It's kinda' like I'm..

..actually Taylor Swift and Marilyn Monroe, but sorta and maybe in-a-certain-way.

[gulliver]

16. George Santos should "adopt" Mike

"My son, the Speaker!"

[Blue Owl]

18. Partially feathering the Nestor

[Kingofalldems]

19. Kick this one.

[mzmolly]

20. So he was uh, kidnapped?

WTF?

[struggle4progress]

21. Well, now we've been told adoption papers don't exist. So maybe the person doesn't exist either