Throughout his political career, Mike Johnson was not ashamed to express his religious beliefs—that everything he does, whether attacking LGBTQ rights or rejecting women’s bodily autonomyis in the service of God. But on Wednesday, the Christian nationalist apparently had no opinion on Donald Trump’s extramarital affair with porn star Stormy Daniels or the alleged payments made to keep the encounter secret before the 2016 presidential election.
“You are a deeply religious man,” he told CNN Manu Raju. “Does this alleged conduct give you any concerns about the character of the former president?”
Johnson was clearly irritated by the question. “Look, I’m not going to comment on that,” he said. “What we said about what’s happening in Manhattan is I called it a disgrace because it is. It’s clearly a cool fare. They are clearly going after President Trump because of who he is, because he will – soon be officially the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States.”
Last week, Johnson made a surprise appearance outside Trump’s trial in New York, slamming the gag order against the former president. Dozens of other Republican politicians traveled to the Manhattan courthouse to figuratively bend the knee to Trump, including North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Senators Tim Scott, JD Vance and Tommy Tuberville.
