Mike Johnson Crashes Democrats' Epstein Press Event Outside His Office

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Source: Huff Post

Oct 8, 2025, 01:55 PM EDT | Updated 6 minutes ago


WASHINGTON ― An actual debate broke out in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after two Democratic senators staged a press conference outside the House speaker’s office.

Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) summoned reporters so they could blast House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over the government shutdown and for refusing to swear in fellow Arizona Democrat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election last month to fill her late father’s House seat.

Johnson has kept the House out of session since September in an effort to pressure Senate Democrats into voting for a funding bill that passed the House mostly along partisan lines. Senate Democrats have blocked the bill six times.

After they talked for a few minutes about how not seating Grijalva could delay a vote on legislation to force the release of the government’s files on the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, Johnson popped out of his office to confront the Democrats.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/government-shutdown-johnson-gallego-kelly_n_68e697e7e4b038265cc90add

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I’m at the combination government shutdown / Epstein files beef outside the speaker’s office
12:47 PM · Oct 8, 2025

[SSJVegeta]

1. If Mike Johnson thinks it is Democrats responsibility to reopen the government

Why doesnt he pass over the gavel to them so they can?

Perhaps the Senate should do the same thing.

[spudspud]

3. In a year, hopefully he will have to. /nt

[B.See]

2. Jerry Mahoney did whutt??

Tell ya what, Jerry. Seeing as how you shut down government to avoid any REAL responsibility (including your DUTY to swear in a duly elected lawmaker, you J6er) how 'bout you pop right back in your case?

They'll pull you out again when they need you.

[MurrayDelph]

5. Don't badmouth my boy Jerry

If you are going to nickname him after a Paul Winchell dummy, it should be Knucklehead Smiff.

[B.See]

6. lol. well can't help that

Mahoney was the first thing that came to mind the moment I first saw his face.

[Ursus Rex]

4. Nah, he could do it pro forma

/... like they did with two Republicans.

COLLINS: But a couple months ago, he swore in Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine in a pro forma session.

JORDAN: I, I, I, didn’t, I actually didn’t even know that when they were sworn in. But I always remember when it happens, the delegations up front and that person is sworn in.

COLLINS: Do you think it has anything to do with the discharge petition and that she could be the 218th signature for the Jeffrey Epstein files?