Speaker Mike Johnson, currently representing Louisiana’s 4th district in the U.S. Congress, has recently made several public statements via social media. Johnson, who has served in Congress since 2017 after succeeding John Fleming and previously held office in the Louisiana House of Representatives, commented on fiscal policy and recent historical events involving former President Trump.
On July 12, 2025, Johnson posted about a federal budget development: “America just posted its first June BUDGET SURPLUS since 2017 – thanks to President Trump’s tariffs and pro-growth agenda! The GOP is correcting the Democrats’ failures and putting our country back on a path towards fiscal sanity.”
Later that same day, Johnson shared a link via his social media account without additional commentary (link), directing followers to an external source.
On July 13, 2025, Johnson reflected on significant security incidents involving former President Trump: “One year ago today, President Trump survived an assassination attempt and terrible tragedy in Butler, PA. Just 64 days later, on his golf course in Florida, the Secret Service stopped another would-be assassin pointing a rifle through the bushes as he awaited the President just”
Mike Johnson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1972 and resides in Benton. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a BA in 1995 and earned his JD from LSU in 1998.
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