'Silence spoke volumes': MAGA network fumes after House speaker refuses to take questions
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is trailed by reporters as he departs after a press conference focused on the ongoing partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
LindellTV, the pro-Trump, conservative online streaming and media platform founded by election-denier MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, criticized Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) Monday after he refused to take questions about a possible end to the historic government shutdown, Mediaite reports.
Speaking on Capitol Hill, Johnson made a quick statement to the press.
"There’ll be long days and long nights here for the foreseeable future to make up for all this lost time that was imposed upon us," Johnson said. "I want to close in with something that’s important. It’s important to say that this is genuine. I mean this sincerely: We applaud the seven Senate Democrats and one independent senator who did the right thing."
Johnson left without taking questions.
LindellTV, on its official X account, posted scathing criticism of the House speaker.
The post reads: "Press Stunned as Speaker Johnson Walks Out Without Taking Questions."
"In a rare move, [Speaker Johnson] exited his Monday morning remarks without taking a single question - leaving reporters stunned and scrambling down the hallway after him. According to gallery rules, the Speaker is expected to take at least one question. Johnson has never skipped Q&A before. After weeks of daily shutdown updates and follow up questions, the silence spoke volumes."
CNN’s Manu Raju also noted that Johnson's silence was rare, saying on X, “Speaker Johnson refused to take questions after advising a press conference in House radio-tv gallery where he talked shutdown. When holding pressers in the gallery, members are required to take at least one question.”
