House Speaker Mike Johnson didn’t mince words on Jesse Watters Primetime, calling the Democrats’ latest negotiating posture a “parade of absurdity” and laying bare the theatrical gamesmanship that has shut down the people’s business. Johnson’s bluntness felt refreshing to anyone tired of Washington’s performative outrage and empty rhetoric while federal services grind to a halt.
Johnson pointed a finger at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, saying the once-principled stance against shutdowns has shifted because Democrats are bending to the far left’s pressure and calculating political survival over governing. That’s not an accident — it’s the reality of a Democratic Party that rewards spectacle and punishes anyone who dares stand up to the radical wing.
The Speaker didn’t stop at rhetoric; he accused Democrats of preferring political theater to keeping the government open, arguing they’d rather posture about long-term policy fights than ensure veterans, service members, and everyday Americans aren’t harmed. It’s a moral failure to choose a shutdown over paying troops, keeping FEMA working during hurricane season, and funding WIC for mothers and infants.
Make no mistake: the damage of this shutdown is tangible and avoidable — hundreds of thousands of federal employees sidelined and critical services delayed as Washington plays chicken. Americans see through the partisan games, and the real question is why Democrats insist on escalating pain for ordinary citizens to score a political point.
When Democrats squealed about “vile” or “racist” provocations instead of confronting their own calculus, Johnson rightly pushed back and demanded substance over performative outrage. Rather than join the left’s outrage-industrial complex, he steered the conversation back to one simple test: will you keep the government open for the American people?
Conservative patriots know what’s at stake — not abstract policy wins but real paychecks, national security, and the dignity of hardworking Americans who deserve a government that functions. This episode shows once again that Republicans who stand firm and focus on outcomes, not media-driven melodrama, speak for the country’s priorities.
If Washington insists on making politics into theater, voters will remember who tried to put the lights back on. Speaker Johnson is right to call out the parade of absurdity; it’s time Democrats stop grandstanding, reopen the government, and return to actually solving problems for the American people.
