'Grow a F*cking Spine': House Democrat Scorches 'Pathetic' Mike Johnson for Caving to Trump on His Funding Deal

Source: MEDIAite

Dec 19th, 2024, 2:22 pm


Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) pulled no punches on Thursday in criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for backing away from the bipartisan deal he helped negotiate to keep the government funded under pressure from Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump.

McGovern took questions from congressional reporters while walking in the Capitol and lamented that the GOP is going to “shut the government down because of the words of an eccentric, weird billionaire who will basically instruct them to do that. I think that’s a terrible thing.” Axios’ Andrew Solender asked him what he thought of Musk’s role in the process.

“Well, he’s president and probably now vice president. I think that’s clear,” McGovern shot back. Solender followed up, asking, “Trump is for abolishing the debt ceiling. I know this is something a lot of Democrats talk about when it’s come up, because this whole process is frustrating a lot of you guys. Is that something you think a lot of Democrats would go for?” “He can have the Republicans vote. You know where I come from, the deal is the deal and your word is your word,” McGovern replied, adding:

And currently, the Republicans have a very different opinion. And I said this yesterday, and I wish Speaker Johnson would grow a fucking spine because this is pathetic and again we know we haven’t seen– we even know what’s happening. I mean, have you seen any text of anything or I mean, I don’t even know what they’re going to do.