'Big-brain deflection': Internet slams Mike Johnson as he admits Joe Biden's presidency is 'God's will'

WASHINGTON, DC: During a press conference on Wednesday, January 17, House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican and evangelical Christian, was asked whether he believed that President Joe Biden's administration was "God's will."

Johnson responded by drawing on his previous remarks, made during his inaugural speech as Speaker of the House, in which he cited biblical scripture to support his belief that God is responsible for raising up those in authority, per a report by Newsweek.

According to Johnson, Marxism and communism fail because their ideologies do not emphasize a belief in God, and he urged all lawmakers to take advantage of the gifts that they receive from God.

However, some have criticized Johnson's views as "dangerous," and his platform and personal ideologies were not widely known prior to his appointment as Speaker in October 2021.

Despite this, Johnson remains committed to his belief in God's providence and the importance of faith in public life.

What did Speaker Mike Johnson say?

A journalist asked Speaker Johnson following a Republican conference meeting in the Capitol Hill, "Do you believe that Joe Biden's presidency is God's will?”

The House speaker chuckled, being taken aback by the non-political nature of the question, and then responded, “Is Joe Biden's presidency God's will? Oh, I know where you're going with this. Okay, so I said in my speech before I took the gavel that, look, I'm a Bible-believing Christian, right? Bible-believing Christian. Believes what the Bible says, right?”

“The Bible says that God is the one that raises up people in authority. I believe God is sovereign. By the way, so did the founders. I quoted the Declaration of Independence. They acknowledge that our rights don't come from government, they come from God. And we're made in his image. Everybody's made the same. We all are given equal rights and value, and that's something that we defend,” Johnson explained.

He continued, “So if you believe all those things, then you believe that God is the one that allows people to be raised in authority. It must have been God's will, then. That's my belief. Right. But I think that a nation makes a decision collectively because we're given the free will to do that.”

“And I think we're going to make a much better choice as a country coming up in this election cycle. We're very much looking forward to that regime change,” the Louisiana Republican stated.

House Speaker Johnson, a strong advocate of Donald Trump, the leading contender for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election, has recently garnered praise from the former president for his leadership as the Senate Majority Leader.

At present, Johnson is engaged in tense negotiations with both President Joe Biden and the Democrats, as well as with members of his own party, in order to avoid a potential government shutdown.

Most recently, Johnson has agreed to a preliminary deal with the Democrats and President Biden that would provide $704 billion for non-defense spending and $886 billion for defense spending, to be allocated by the Appropriations Committee for specific government departments and agencies.

Additionally, a separate agreement was reached for $69 billion in adjustments to non-defense spending.

Despite these agreements, the looming deadline of January 19 for a shutdown deal is creating apprehension among some members of the House Freedom Caucus, which includes roughly 40 conservative members.

These members are concerned about further increasing the national debt and have expressed their reservations about the proposed deal.

Senator Johnson is currently navigating these complex negotiations with the aim of finding a solution that will avoid a government shutdown and satiate the concerns of all parties involved.

Internet trolls Mike Johnson for suggesting Biden's term is 'God's will'

People on X commended the Louisiana Republican for dealing with the loaded question from the journalist without actively trying to go out and attack or offend anybody but rather expressing his hope for a better outcome in the upcoming presidential contest.

One X user remarked, "That was a pretty big-brain deflection. But it was still a deflection."

Another user said, "Again, god should have NOTHING to do with our government"

Another user quipped, "So, is that his way of saying: 'Well, I guess you got me with that one'?"

One user wrote, "Keep asking these questions. He wears his religion on his sleeve, and you’re allowed to tug at the stray threads."

Another X user remarked, "Hoisted by his own petard, as they say."

Finally, this user tweeted, "Of course, because the Almighty absolutely concerns Himself with the minutiae of human affairs, like who's president of the US or who's gonna win a football game."

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