MAGA Mike says he and wife "took in" their son Michael when they were newlyweds. HOWEVER,

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they didn't get married till 1999, according to Wikipedia, so something is off.

The interview below is from an article in 2019. In it he says that they "took custody" of Michael 22 years ago. That would mean MAGA Mike informally adopted 14 year old Michael in 1997, not 1999. MAGA Mike was still single in 1997.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/louisiana-congressman-mike-johnson-booed-in-juneteenth-hearing-on-slave-reparations/article_065f4cbe-92b7-11e9-976e-873c3670a8dc.html?ref=unprecedented.ghost.io

During the hearing, Johnson disclosed that he and his wife, Kelly, "took custody" of a black teenager named Michael when they were newlyweds.

"Many of my colleagues in this committee may not be aware, in addition to our four children at home, my wife and I have a much older son who happens to be African American," he said. "We took custody of Michael and made him part of our family 22 years ago when we were just newlyweds and Michael just 14 and out on the streets and on a dangerous path."

Michael is not mentioned in Johnson's official biographies that name his four younger children. Johnson's spokeswoman Ainsley Holyfield declined to elaborate on their relationship.

"The congressman will not be commenting further than what was said today in committee out of respect for Michael, his privacy and their relationship," she said.