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BumRushDaShow

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Mon May 25, 2026, 04:31 AM Monday

Speaker Mike Johnson Optimistically Declares 'The Kitchen Table Issues Are Going To Determine The Midterms' [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

May 24th, 2026, 4:51 pm


Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined Fox & Friends hosts at the Indianapolis 500 Sunday, where the House Speaker found time to discuss some big issues affecting Americans as the country gears up for the midterm elections. Johnson said he was “very confident” that President Donald Trump will announce a peace deal with Iran very soon.

“This will allow 60 days to get the details done,” Johnson said, “and the number-one condition has been that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. We’ll take care of the nuclear dust. We’ll get the Strait of Hormuz reopened, which will be great for gas prices here and stability around the world. And that’s why all the regional allies there and all the regional countries are following U.S. leadership under President Trump.”

“Let’s talk politics here,” said host Rachel Campos-Duffy. “What does this mean for you and the midterms? Because I know this consumes your thoughts a lot.”. “Yeah, it’s a big thing,” Johnson said. “Obviously we’ve done a lot of work: The Big Beautiful Bill, the working families tax cut — all of the legislation has been geared towards the cost of living, affordability, bringing the cost of living down.”

Johnson continued, “We put in all those conditions in the economy to let it take off like a rocket, and we were doing that at the beginning of the first quarter, and then the Iran skirmish began. So, when this settles down, gas prices come back down to earth, that means your grocery prices come down again because of transport costs and all the rest. It’s going to be a big factor. The kitchen table issues are gonna decide the midterms.”

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Mikie has done ZERO (including "kitchen table issues" ) except keeping the House out of session for most of the past year and slithering in and out of his swamp home.
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Maybe hes just excited he wont have to be in charge anymore SSJVegeta Monday #1
Republican cheating is going to determine the midterms. Chemical Bill Monday #2
Yes... cheating... but we've already seen they can think they've got it all slightlv Monday #49
Republican's Will Have A Better Chance modrepub Monday #3
politicians may not love a recession Hieronymus Phact Monday #33
If They Aren't Leveraged modrepub Yesterday #55
They have done so much work he can only list one bill they passed. SamuelAdams Monday #4
He talks like an underperforming employee nuxvomica Monday #13
So, depleting our ordnance supply on Iran.... SergeStorms Monday #5
Child porno flicks Whip-poor-will Monday #6
Prices for everything are high. It will take a while to come back down IronLionZion Monday #7
And they will (try to) blame Biden & Democrats nt duhneece Monday #24
Yes, they'll blame Democrats because they're too stupid to add 2+2. slightlv Monday #50
they are --- azureblue Monday #8
He assumes "kitchen table issues" are boys playing in girl's sports. JohnnyRingo Monday #9
Well, I've been wondering what "kitchen table" is code for. ananda Yesterday #56
"As we sit around the Kitchen table, our topics will be those ... chouchou Monday #10
Oh no honey bunny. You have a lot of 'splaining to do... GreenWave Monday #11
The house mouse says wut?? Karma13612 Monday #12
I like the House Mouse. Perfect for him. travelingthrulife Monday #16
Thank you! Karma13612 Monday #35
A dunce could figure out those will be the issues, so he wins the cap. hadEnuf Monday #54
It's absolutely sickening. Karma13612 17 hrs ago #57
"...then the Iran skirmish began." Pinback Monday #14
after 50 years of neoliberal economics they still do not undersrand rampartd Monday #15
you are too kind DBoon Monday #28
How can someone be so full of s&*it? All repubs are...these people cannot be more awful, its like they were all Escurumbele Monday #17
Lying is like breathing. And they believe their lies. Onthefly Monday #21
"Kitchen table issues" Dulcinea Monday #18
Which begs the question, how many racists can you fit around the kitchen table. Baitball Blogger Monday #19
Right for all the wrong reasons, Mike. paleotn Monday #20
Republicans are horrid on "kitchen table issues" nakocal Monday #22
Bootlicker Johnson is the second-worst Speaker in history Mysterian Monday #23
Well you better pull your head out of Trump's ass Mike Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday #25
'The Kitchen Table Issues' - like Trump not caring about people's finances? Norrrm Monday #26
If I never hear the words "kitchen table" again mzmolly Monday #27
"Nuclear dust" Moses Mike is such a sniveling ass kisser for using trumps idiotic term for enriched uranium Blues Heron Monday #29
Ugh...I can't believe he actually said that. keep_left Monday #51
We can only hope not fooled Monday #30
Mike is what happens to people when they have had too many atomic wedgies when young. twodogsbarking Monday #31
Whistling past the graveyard ShazzieB Monday #32
Hey Mikey, homeless people don't even HAVE a kitchen table. Talitha Monday #34
One of the many Blue_Roses Monday #36
Absolutely Katcat Monday #37
lol Renew Deal Monday #41
there are kitchen tables an then there are kitchen tables. Javaman Monday #38
Maybe he's correct. The cost of what people put on their tables just might decide the midterms. phxjurist Monday #39
The #1 condition will be to get the Iranians to agree to what they already agreed to before the war Renew Deal Monday #40
Skirmish? efhmc Monday #42
Republicans couldn't give less of a fuck about said issues if they tried...and did he seriously just call the fucking war Karasu Monday #43
Unctuous, prevaricating, sycophantic weasel SamuelTheThird Monday #44
If he has any brain cells, Attilatheblond Monday #45
That's right Mike.... Hope22 Monday #46
Mike Johnson to reality: "I'm not listening to you" la la la la la la " pat_k Monday #47
It will be all sunshine and jolliness soon enough, around that kitchen table! Aussie105 Monday #48
Just follow the gaslighting playbook mdbl Monday #52
The "Iran skirmish"? jmowreader Monday #53
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