'Got to hurt': Internet in stitches as Jesse Watters asks Mike Johnson if he has nightmares about MTG

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared on Fox News with Jesse Watters on April 23 night following his speech at Columbia University earlier in the day.

He had strongly criticized the ongoing protests at the university, labeling them as antisemitic.

Johnson recounted his experience at the campus, mentioning, "We met with a big group of Jewish students before we went to the campus, and they’re hiding in fear."

Mike Johnson and Jesse Watters spar over House majority dynamics

Watters then pivoted, “Yeah, a lot of taxpayer money going a lot of places. Joe Biden just signed a big package of aid that’s going overseas. A lot of Republicans are mad at you, speaker."

He added, "They’re very, very angry at you. You said you they said you betrayed them.”

“It’s nonsense,” shot back Johnson, adding, "Listen, we’re dealing with the smallest majority in US history. You have a one-vote margin."

"Some people are upset that we didn’t have border on the foreign aid bill. We fought all the way to the very end to do that. We’ve been fighting for the border every single day. We passed HR. Two. It’s been sitting on Chuck Schumer’s desk for a year," Johnson added. 

He continued, "The truth of the matter is, Jesse wouldn’t matter if even if we did get that signed into law, the president is not going to enforce it. We impeached Mayorkas. We passed resolutions. We have to have an election to have a president to shut that border down."

Watters replied, “The frustration is you have a majority in the House of Representatives, and Democrats are getting whatever they want. Schumer gets what he wants, Biden gets what he wants, and the Republicans in the House get nothing.”

Johnson hit back, “Well, that’s not true. We don’t have a functioning majority when you can only lose one vote if one person has a different idea.”

“So it’s like a coalition government?” questioned Watters.

“No, we’re trying to prevent that. We’re trying to keep the Republicans working together. And we’ve gotten better policy, better process, and we’re getting things done. But it’s very difficult when very individualistic, individual-minded Republicans don’t want to move together as a bloc,” Johnson replied.

“Is that Marjorie Taylor Greene?” interjected Watters with a smile.

“I’m not going to name any names, Jesse. You know, you know who they are,” Johnson quipped back.

“Do you have nightmares about her?” Watters asked.

“No, I don’t. I don’t think about her at all. Listen, some of my colleagues want us to throw a Hail Mary pass on every play. It’s not a game-winning strategy right now. When you have this margin is three yards and a cloud of dust, right? We get the first down, we put points on the board and we get to November and we take back and grow the majority,” Johnson replied.

Watters concluded as he wrapped up the brief interview, saying, "Well, I do not envy your job. That’s a tough spot. Speaker, thank you so much."

Jesse Watters' Johnson's MTG nightmares became social media's comedy gold

Jesse Watters' interview with Mike Johnson had social media users in stitches.

One viewer said, "Jesse Watters is having nightmares about MTG."

Another viewer noted, "Translation: I think about her all the time and I have weird feelings about watching her overcook her Thanksgiving turkey 3 years in a row". 

One more viewer noted, "I don’t think about her at all. Apart from literally alluding to her a moment ago."

"lol. He’s lying," said another viewer. 

"Man, that really has got to hurt," another viewer said. 

"So much 'alpha male' energy!" said another viewer. 

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