{"id":2501351,"date":"2025-10-21T10:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-mike-johnson-holds-presser-on-day-21-of-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:14:00","slug":"watch-live-mike-johnson-holds-presser-on-day-21-of-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-mike-johnson-holds-presser-on-day-21-of-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Mike Johnson holds presser on day 21 of shutdown"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fwatch-live-mike-johnson-holds-presser-on-day-21-of-shutdown%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=2501351&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>Speaker of the House Mike Johnson held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-vladimir-putin-walking-home-from-a-recent-press-briefing\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Vladimir Putin Walking Home From A Recent Press Briefing?\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, ...Trump is a Tyrant... (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> amid<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ongoing federal government shutdown<\/a>,which has now entered its 21st day. during the briefing, Johnson addressed the continuing stalemate between Republicans and Democrats, especially highlighting failed negotiations over healthcare concessions. senate Majority Leader John Thune is reportedly preparing to support legislation aimed at paying federal workers during the shutdown, but Johnson expressed skepticism that the Senate will approve such a bill. The situation reflects the deep partisan divisions that have prolonged the shutdown and its impact on federal employees.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Mike Johnson holds a press conference addressing government shutdown<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"S67sWvzOvxw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Johnson holds briefing as federal shutdown enters day 21\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S67sWvzOvxw?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> will hold a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> press conference<\/a> at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3857509\/thune-trial-balloon-shutdown-strategy-federal-worker-pay\/\">THUNE PIVOTS TO FEDERAL WORKER PAY AS LATEST SHUTDOWN TRIAL BALLOON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3857176\/nick-lalota-trump-george-santos-commutation\/\">Nick LaLota breaks with Trump over Santos commutation: &#8216;Three months is not enough&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3857352\/chip-roy-suggests-nuclear-option-end-shutdown\/\">Chip Roy becomes latest Republican to defy leadership on &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-finds-senate-path-to-ease-trump-nominee-logjam\/\" title=\"Thune finds ... path to ease Trump nominee logjam\">nuclear option&#038;rsquo<\/a>; to end shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3857012\/mike-johnson-democrats-taste-medicine-no-kings-rallies\/\">Mike Johnson gives Democrats a taste of their own medicine after &#8216;No Kings&#8217; rallies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Johnson speaks to the press as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-ways-johnson-could-fund-the-government-and-stop-a-shutdown\/\" title=\"Three funding options for Johnson to prevent a government ....\">government shutdown continues<\/a> into its 21st day.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have been working for weeks to try to find concessions from Republicans on healthcare to no avail. 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