After his rise to the top job earlier this week, newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) “mean tweets” about Democrats have been garnering renewed attention.
Johnson’s old tweets have been resurfacing and going viral as social media users revel in the new speaker’s brutal takedowns of Democrats.
In a resurfaced 2021 tweet, Johnson roasted Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) over his relationship with a Chinese spy.
In a November 2021 tweet, Swalwell took jabs at then-House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
Swalwell tried to attack McCarthy after his eight-hour-long speech to delay the Build Back Better bill.
In a post on Twitter/X, Swalwell asked for an English translation of McCarthy’s speech.
Johnson fired back and humiliated Swalwee, saying, “You prefer it whispered to you in Chinese?”
You prefer it whispered to you in Chinese? https://t.co/gf7us9N7Gm
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) November 19, 2021
The Democrat congressman has been accused of having an affair with Christine Fang Fang.
Fang Fang is a suspected Chinese Communist Party spy who is believed to have manipulated Swalwell and possibly helped him advance his career.
In 2015, the FBI warned Swalwell of their suspicions of the pair’s sexual relationship.
Social media users had a