Trump speaker slams newly elected Democrat — and is immediately fact checked

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the GOP leadership talk to reporters about their positions on funding the government as the shutdown reaches the third week without a solution in sight, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.AP

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) slammed Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) for not working for her constituents — but there is one major issue holding her back.

Grijalva won her special election in Arizona last month to replace her late father, former Rep. Raúl Grijalva. Since then, Johnson has declined to swear her into Congress, demanding that Senate Democrats reopen the government before he swears her into the lower chamber.

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