House Speaker Mike Johnson Delivers Cringeworthy Hand Gesture in Awkward Interview
House Speaker Mike Johnson made a 'shaka' hand sign during a podcast amid political setbacks, including poor election results and party turmoil, the Daily Beast reported.
- On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, House Speaker Mike Johnson awkwardly flashed a `shaka` hand sign in a Katie Miller Pod teaser, following his admiration for musical artist Jelly Roll.
- Amid recent political setbacks for Johnson, the interview followed a tough few weeks after the Republican Party suffered humiliating election results and a reversal tied to Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein files.
- On the preview, Kelly Johnson offered an unusual analogy and told the host `Men's brains are like waffles`, with her husband Mike Johnson nodding along during the clip.
- The preview drew negative responses that may affect Johnson's public image, with The Daily Beast calling the segment "excruciating" and X commenters mocking it with replies like `Holy smokes`.
- The episode appears on the Katie Miller Pod, which Katie Miller launched in August to create a space for conservative women, and features Kelly Johnson alongside Katie Miller, podcast host.
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Mike Johnson's Cringy AF Attempt At Looking Cool
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The internet has seen Mike Johnson embarrass himself before, but this time the House Speaker managed to hit a whole new tier of cringe — and all it took was an interview with Katie Miller, Stephen Miller’s wife, on her podcast. Johnson’s loyalty to Donald Trump already keeps critics busy. But now he’s giving them bonus material: a clumsy, try-hard move to seem cool when Miller asked him, “You know who Jelly Roll is?” Johnson could’ve just said y…
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