Speaker Johnson Defends Congressional Stock Trading in Resurfaced Viral Clip

Mike Johnson’s insider trading remarks have already come back to humiliate him

It’s never been a great time to be Magic Mike Johnson, but these days the Speaker of the House is having an especially difficult time holding it down. Between the case of missing congressman Thomas Kean Jr. and minority leader Hakeem Jeffries gunning for Johnson’s seat, the speaker’s days in office seem limited. How about we take this to the next level? Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment…

Did Mike Johnson say members of Congress should be able to 'engage in some stock trading'? Here's context

Johnson cited inflation as a reason Congress members traded on the stock market, but voiced support for a hypothetical policy to ban it.

Speaker Johnson defends congressional stock trading in resurfaced viral clip

House Speaker Mike Johnson's comments defending congressional stock trading have resurfaced, sparking criticism that congressional pay has not increased since 2009 while the minimum wage has also remained unchanged.

Mike Johnson says Congress trade stocks to take care of their family in old clip

A viral clip of Mike Johnson defending lawmakers trading stocks has resurfaced, amid a rise in cost of living for the average American

BLK ALERTS - House Speaker Mike Johnson Defends Congressional Stock Trading, Argues Their 6-Figure Salaries Aren’t Enough

Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty At a time when GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson is supposed to be preparing for the upcoming midterm elections by gaslighting U.S. voters into believing President Donald Trump’s economic failures are all former President Joe Biden’s fault, video footage from about a year ago has resurfaced and gone viral, showing Johnson defending congressional leaders from allegations of insider trading, or at the very least, the app…

House Speaker Mike Johnson Defends Congressional Stock Trading, Argues Their 6-Figure Salaries Aren’t Enough

Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty At a time when GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson is supposed to be preparing for the upcoming midterm elections by gaslighting U.S. voters into believing President Donald Trump’s economic failures are all former President Joe Biden’s fault, video footage from about a year ago has resurfaced and gone viral, showing Johnson defending congressional leaders from allegations of insider trading, or at the very least, the app…