Mike Johnson not seen

Mike Johnson: "The president will use every option on the table and we'll see what develops. I don't -- wait a minute -- I don't know any specifics about that, so asking me about it is a futile exercise."

Surprise! Mike Johnson says he hasn't seen any of Trump's (bonkers) speech in Davos

Q: Last week Trump said his legislative agenda is essentially done. So why should voters vote for Republicans if there's nothing left to do legitlatively? MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what comment you're referring to and in what context ... this president doesn't sleep.

RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war? MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.

Mike Johnson: "We don't have an absolute guarantee this will be fixed in the Senate. I have a high degree of confidence in that, and that is why I'll be voting yes today."

RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you? MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.

Q: Are you aligned with the president on ending the filibuster? MIKE JOHNSON: I've been a little busy as you know. We haven't spoken since he returned.

Q: Just last week a minister was shot directly in the face with a pepper round by a DHS agent that left his face bloodied. Are you concerned that this is a religious freedom issue? MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos

Q: What's your reaction to yesterday's purge of senior ICE officials? When is it time for Congress to do some oversight? MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details of that yet. I just heard about that, literally I was walking in.

Q: How comfortable are you w/Trump seeking $230m from the DOJ? MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*

Q: Some of your Republican colleagues have raised concerns about Trump opening up the market to Argentinian beef. What are you doing to help American beef farmers? MIKE JOHNSON: We had some discussion on that yesterday. I don't know the latest developments.

Q: Getting back to the Jeffries threat, this is one of a number of J6 pardons that's been rearrested. Did Trump make a mistake? JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details. I'll tell you the violence on the left is far more prevalent than on the right. The rhetoric that you saw Saturday plays into it

Q: A pardoned January 6 rioter was charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries MIKE JOHNSON: Terrible. That's the first I've heard of that. I don't know anything about it.

Mike Johnson: "We don't have a political strategy here. I don't have a strategy."

Q: What is your reaction to Marjorie Taylor Greene saying this is a serious situation with regard to Cory Mills? MIKE JOHNSON: I try not to react to what Marjorie Taylor Greene says every day. I don't know what she's talking about.

Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.

Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

Q: Are you worried about extremist pro-Hitler sentiment among young Republicans? JOHNSON: No. I don't know who any of these people are. I've never heard of them. Somebody posted a photo of me standing next to these guys wearing tuxedos. It was at the inauguration, people were coming up for selfies

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations? JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

Q: A judge in Florida issued a restraining order against Cory Mills for threatening and harassing his ex-girlfriend. Do you think this is an ethical violation? MIKE JOHNSON: I have not heard or looked into the details of that. I've been a little busy.

Mike Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts? MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

BASH: Are you okay w/ the military using American cities as 'training grounds'? JOHNSON: I don't know what's being implied by that B: It suggests troops are going to be in cities & use them military training J: That's been very beneficial for the Guard B: So it's ok? J: It's a win-win scenario