{"id":2409876,"date":"2025-03-05T07:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-and-mike-johnson-caught-talking-on-hot-mic-before-trumps-address-to-congress\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T07:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:35:50","slug":"jd-vance-and-mike-johnson-caught-talking-on-hot-mic-before-trumps-address-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-and-mike-johnson-caught-talking-on-hot-mic-before-trumps-address-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance and Mike Johnson Caught Talking on Hot Mic Before Trump&#8217;s Address to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fjd-vance-and-mike-johnson-caught-talking-on-hot-mic-before-trumps-address-to-congress%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=2409876&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--><p>During a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-reporter-issues-apology-after-hot-news-conference-mic-caught-her-comments-about-wr-stefon-diggs\/\" title=\"NFL reporter apologizes for making inappropriate comments about WR Stefon Diggs during a ... incident at a news conference.\">hot mic incident<\/a> before a speech\u2062 by President Donald \u2062Trump to \u200cCongress, Vice President J.D. Vance \u200dand House Speaker \u200dMike Johnson were\u2062 overheard discussing their thoughts on lengthy speeches. Vance commented on the challenge \u2062of enduring a 90-minute address and mentioned \u2063that listening to \u200bformer President Joe\u2064 Biden\u2019s speeches was especially challenging, referring \u200bto\u200b them as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-caught-on-hot-mic-ripping-biden-ahead-of-trump-speech-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... caught on ... ripping ... ahead of Trump ... ... Washington Examiner\">stupid campaign speeches<\/a>.&#8221; \u200cJohnson acknowledged the sentiment while lowering\u200c the microphone to avoid being heard. This \u200ccandid\u2062 moment \u200bresonated well with conservative audiences \u2064on social media, with many finding\u200d humor in\u2062 their conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,during Trump&#8217;s address,Democrats were notably disruptive.Lawmakers could be heard chanting and booing as Trump began\u200c to highlight his election victory.speaker\u200d Johnson eventually had\u200c to\u200d intervene by \u2063ejecting \u2064Texas Democratic Representative Al Green from the \u200dchamber after he disrupted the speech. \u200bGreen later expressed that his \u2063actions were driven by his convictions against Trump&#8217;s \u2063policies, particularly on \u200chealthcare. The scene encapsulated the tense \u200bpolitical atmosphere surrounding Trump\u2019s address.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson were caught on a hot mic Tuesday night ahead of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s speech to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The two senior Republicans were heard anticipating the address, with the latter reflecting on how he disliked sitting through now-former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s speeches to lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By the way, I think the speech is going to be great, but I don&rsquo;t know how you do this for 90 minutes,&rdquo; Vance said as the two chatted behind the podium.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The hardest thing was doing it during Biden when the speech was a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stupid campaign speech<\/a>,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-johnson-bad-news-20-somethings-couch-collecting-government-checks-will-send-back-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson<\/a> answered.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson apparently recalled the possibility that the mic could be picking up their words.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>As he continued speaking to Vance, he was seen casually lowering the mic at his desk.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THIS IS GOLD! &#128514;<\/p>\n<p>VP Vance: By the way, I think the speech is going to be great, but I don&rsquo;t know how you do this for 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Johnson: The hardest thing was doing it during Biden when the speech was a stupid campaign speech&hellip; *turns mic away* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lCmqqdOkI4\">pic.twitter.com\/lCmqqdOkI4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BehizyTweets\/status\/1897101864950489412?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Conservative social media users reacted positively to the moment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hot mic JD is the best JD,&rdquo; one user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Flaneuse_1\/status\/1897102504053428651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;He talks on a hot mic just like he talks when he&rsquo;s in an interview.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What a great little moment of candor,&rdquo; another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RussianMeddler\/status\/1897103561617760364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I bet it was rough during Bidens&rsquo; speeches,&rdquo; a third <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnaBredenberg\/status\/1897102387229454583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the hot mic moment before the speech, Democrats disrupted the address from Trump on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-espns-stephen-smith-corrects-joy-behar-reality-check-trumps-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic<\/a> lawmakers were heard chanting and booing as Trump started his address by highlighting his decisive election victory over now-former Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; NOW: Just THIRTY SECONDS into President Trump&rsquo;s speech, the democrats have already started screaming like children.<\/p>\n<p>We win in a LANDSLIDE. You guys LOST.<\/p>\n<p>Cope and seethe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j1wJt8A3hB\">pic.twitter.com\/j1wJt8A3hB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1897111255812592114?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Johnson was also forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sergeant-arms-removes-belligerent-house-democrat-trumps-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remove<\/a> Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green after the lawmaker disrupted Trump, standing and shaking his cane at the commander-in-chief during the opening minutes of the speech.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Members are directed to uphold and maintain decorum in the House and to cease any further disruptions,&rdquo; Johnson said in an admonishment to Green.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson then called for the House sergeant at arms to remove Green.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson just ejected Deranged Democrat Al Green from the House Chamber for disrupting President Trump&rsquo;s speech. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lBiXAYwTHS\">pic.twitter.com\/lBiXAYwTHS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BehizyTweets\/status\/1897111687976902661?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Green said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/democratic-rep-al-green-removed-disrupting-trump-speech-rcna194817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comments<\/a> to NBC News outside of the chamber that he as a &ldquo;person of conscience&rdquo; thinks that Trump &ldquo;has done things that I think we cannot allow to continue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This whole budget that he has is one that is going to cause Medicaid to be cut, and when he said he had a mandate, it triggered something,&rdquo; Green claimed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It really did. 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Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson were overheard on a hot mic Tuesday night before President Donald Trump\u2019s speech to Congress. The two senior Republicans discussed the upcoming address, with Johnson expressing his dislike for sitting through speeches by former President Joe Biden. Vance remarked, \u201cI think the speech will be great, but I don\u2019t know how you manage it for 90 minutes.\u201d Johnson responded by recalling how challenging it was to endure Biden&#8217;s speeches, which he deemed as mere campaign rhetoric. He then lowered the mic while continuing their conversation. Conservative social media users reacted positively to this candid moment, with comments praising Vance&#8217;s honesty and acknowledging the difficulties during Biden&#8217;s speeches. Meanwhile, Democrats disrupted Trump&#8217;s address multiple times, including an incident where Rep. Al Green was removed for causing a disturbance during the speech&#8217;s opening minutes. Green later stated that he felt compelled to act against what he perceives as harmful policies from Trump regarding healthcare cuts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2409877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vance_and_Johnson.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51018,32082,34218,50776],"class_list":["post-2409876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-hot-mic-2","tag-jd-vance","tag-mike-johnson","tag-trump-address"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vance_and_Johnson.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409876","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409876"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409880,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409876\/revisions\/2409880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}