{"id":2080116,"date":"2023-10-26T12:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T16:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-perfectly-shut-down-reporter-after-she-asks-gotcha-question\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:38:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T16:38:28","slug":"republicans-perfectly-shut-down-reporter-after-she-asks-gotcha-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-perfectly-shut-down-reporter-after-she-asks-gotcha-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans expertly shut down a reporter&#8217;s &#8216;gotcha&#8217; question."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-perfectly-shut-down-reporter-after-she-asks-gotcha-question%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2080116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Media&#8217;s &#8220;Chaos&#8221; Narrative Gets Shut Down by \u200bHouse Speaker Election<\/h2>\n<p>The media was having a blast with the &#8220;chaos&#8221; surrounding the selection of\u200c the next House speaker, and they didn&#8217;t want it to end even after a new speaker was elected. Thankfully, the newly elected House\u200b speaker, Louisiana GOP \u2064Rep. Mike Johnson, wasn&#8217;t having any of it.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/johnson-house-speaker-trump-elected-ed9fd1d574eafb6373e667e110a0f989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated\u2063 Press<\/a>, \u200cJohnson won the speakership\u200b vote with all 220 votes present in the House \u2062Republican Conference, putting an end to the media&#8217;s &#8220;Republicans scramble&#8221;\u2063 headlines.<\/p>\n<p>The AP, surprisingly objective in this case, described Johnson as a \u2064&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-narrow-party-that-expresses-ourself-in-intolerant-ways-hutchinson-slams-those-opposing-blocking-puberty-blockers-for-children\/\" title=\"\u2018A Narrow Party That Expresses Ourself In Intolerant Ways\u2019: Hutchinson Slams Those Opposing Blocking Puberty Blockers For Children\">social conservative<\/a> and devoted ally of former President Donald \u2064Trump&#8221; who \u2063has \u2063quietly become a force within the Republican conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Colleagues say the\u200c deeply religious Louisiana Republican who calls himself a &#8216;servant&#8217; will \u200dbe a steady hand and give them a fresh start,&#8221;\u2063 the AP stated in its\u2064 profile.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many hope they\u2062 will finally be able to move past the seemingly intractable \u2062divisions\u200c within their conference that have felled every House GOP leader in the\u2064 past decade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But of course, the media couldn&#8217;t resist playing up those divisions, especially when Johnson expressed concerns about the\u2063 2020 election results. During a media briefing, a reporter \u2064tried\u2064 to trap\u2063 him with a &#8220;gotcha&#8221; question about his legal efforts to challenge the election \u200dresults. Johnson simply smiled and replied, &#8220;Next question.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Boos \u2026 &#8220;Shut up! Shut up!&#8221; \u2026 &#8220;Next question&#8221; when Rep. Mike Johnson is asked about efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election results \u2063\u2026 \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H1O0drK6SE\">pic.twitter.com\/H1O0drK6SE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1717115960333611359?\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is typical \u2062of Johnson, \u2064who\u2064 has been a discreet but influential member of the Republican conference. As\u200c for the \u2064reporter&#8217;s question, CBS News presented a biased version of the story, highlighting Johnson&#8217;s involvement in legal\u200b efforts to challenge the\u2064 election results.<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson&#8217;s bid \u2064to overturn the results failed, and he has been\u2062 focused on his legislative\u2063 and legal duties. Despite \u200cattempts to label him an &#8220;election denier,&#8221; Johnson has\u2064 a solid conservative agenda and\u200d the support \u200bof\u2062 his caucus.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat, has been criticizing \u2064Johnson as an &#8220;election denier&#8221; while\u2062 conveniently ignoring his own denials. It seems the Democrats are scrambling to\u200d paint Johnson with a negative label after their preferred candidate, Kevin\u2062 McCarthy, was\u2062 toppled.<\/p>\n<p>But in the end, \u2062Johnson&#8217;s election as speaker is a\u200c victory for conservatives who want a leader \u2064with strong principles \u2064and a backbone. The media \u200cmay\u2063 continue to spin their narratives, but Johnson\u200c is focused on moving forward and uniting his caucus.<\/p>\n<p>So, while the media may have enjoyed the\u2062 chaos, Johnson&#8217;s election has put an\u200b end to their narrative. And that&#8217;s something worth celebrating.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u200c did the results of the speakership vote debunk the narrative of chaos in the Republican party?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Uldn&#8217;t let go of their \u200cfavorite narrative \u200cso easily. Instead of acknowledging the unity and stability that \u2063Johnson&#8217;s election brought to the Republican conference, they continued to focus on the perceived chaos within the party.<\/p>\n<p>Various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-perfectly-shut-down-reporter-after-she-asks-gotcha-question\/\" title=\"Republicans expertly shut down a reporter's 'gotcha' question.\">news outlets ran stories<\/a> about\u2064 the &#8220;contentious&#8221; and &#8220;divided&#8221; \u200dRepublican conference, highlighting the disagreements \u200band\u200d tensions that had been present during the selection process. They painted a\u200b picture of a party in \u2062disarray, unable to come together and \u2063elect a leader.<\/p>\n<p>However, these narratives were quickly debunked by the results of the\u2064 speakership\u2063 vote. With all 220 votes present in the \u2063House Republican Conference, Johnson was elected as the new House speaker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-advances-motion-to-censure-adam-schiff-over-claims-of-2016-trump-russia-collusion\/\" title=\"House votes to censure Adam Schiff for alleging Trump-Russia collusion in 2016.\">receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-faces-backlash-for-disgraceful-remark-appearing-to-mock-branch-of-u-s-military\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Faces Backlash For \u2018Disgraceful\u2019 Remark Appearing To Mock Branch Of U.S. Military\">unanimous support<\/a><\/a>. This decisive\u2063 victory showed that the party had\u200c indeed come together and rallied behind a leader, putting an end to any notion of\u2064 chaos.<\/p>\n<p>The media&#8217;s \u200cattempt to \u2062keep the chaos narrative \u200balive \u200ceven \u200cafter \u2063Johnson&#8217;s election \u200bonly served \u200dto \u200dhighlight their bias \u200dand their unwillingness\u2064 to let go of a negative narrative about the Republican party. Rather than accurately \u200creporting\u200d the facts and acknowledging the unity and stability within the party, they chose to focus on division and conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s election as House speaker represents an \u200copportunity \u200cfor the Republican party to move forward and unite behind a strong leader.\u2063 As the AP profile highlighted, Johnson&#8217;s deeply religious beliefs and dedication to serving his\u2062 colleagues \u2062make him a\u2063 steady hand and a\u2062 fresh start for the party. \u2062His \u200cleadership will hopefully\u200c enable the Republican conference to overcome past divisions and work towards common \u2062goals.<\/p>\n<p>It is important for the\u200d media to\u200d step\u2062 back and reassess their coverage of political events. Instead of perpetuating negative\u2064 narratives, they should strive to\u200b provide accurate and \u2064unbiased information to the public. The media plays a crucial role in informing the public, and it is their responsibility to present the facts\u200c in a fair and balanced manner.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200bthe case of the\u200c House speaker election, the media&#8217;s &#8220;chaos&#8221; narrative was quickly shut down by the election of\u200b Mike Johnson as the \u200dnew speaker. The\u200b unanimous support he\u2064 received from \u2064the House Republican Conference serves as a clear indication that the party is united and ready to move forward. It is time for the media to\u2062 acknowledge \u200dthis \u2063unity \u200cand focus on reporting the facts rather than \u2062perpetuating\u2063 divisive \u2063narratives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The media enjoyed the &#8220;chaos&#8221; of the House speaker selection and wanted to prolong it. Thankfully, Louisiana GOP Rep. Mike put an end to it. After weeks of negotiations, he refused to entertain their antics, as reported by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":663,"featured_media":2080117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2080116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2080116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2080117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2080116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2080116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2080116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}