{"id":2514839,"date":"2025-11-26T12:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-my-life-is-not-normal-right-now\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T12:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:06:50","slug":"mike-johnson-my-life-is-not-normal-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-my-life-is-not-normal-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson: \u2018My life is not normal right now\u2019"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fmike-johnson-my-life-is-not-normal-right-now%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=2514839&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>House Speaker mike Johnson (R-LA) reflects on the dramatic shift in his life since being unanimously elected speaker by the Republican caucus on October 25, 2023, following a chaotic three-week period. Previously a relatively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-secretary-marty-walsh-expected-to-be-first-to-quit-biden-cabinet\/\" title=\"Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Expected to Be First to Quit Biden Cabinet\">low-profile member<\/a> of Congress,Johnson now faces intense pressures with a razor-thin GOP majority in the House,requiring a full-time commitment with almost no breaks. He recalls being warned by interim Speaker Patrick McHenry that his life would never be the same after receiving the gavel.Johnson and his wife, Kelly, describe significant changes, including moving permanently to Washington, D.C., and adjusting to constant security and responsibilities. Despite the challenges, Johnson embraces the role as a temporary but demanding season in both his political career and family life.  <\/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\">Mike Johnson: &lsquo;My life is not normal right now&rsquo;<\/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<div id=\"Brid_2394400\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) remembers the exact moment his life changed from being a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cackling-kamala-and-tampon-tim-are-just-weird-as-hell\/\" title=\"Cackling Kamala And Tampon Tim Are Just Weird As Hell\">regular guy&#038;rdquo<\/a>; representing his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\">Louisiana<\/a> district to the world&rsquo;s busiest political fireman.<\/p>\n<p>It was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2443179\/speaker-vote-three-things-to-know-about-newly-elected-house-speaker-mike-johnson\/\">Oct. 25, 2023<\/a>, when he was unanimously elected speaker by the Republican caucus after three weeks of chaos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3898389\/doge-dismantling-further-erodes-faith-in-trump\/\">DOGE dismantling further erodes faith in Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3897278\/couric-psaki-condemn-pressroom-political-diversity-liberal-media-bias\/\">Couric and Psaki condemn pressroom political diversity: Liberal Media Scream<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3895863\/trump-breaks-mtg-heart-hugs-enemy-mamdan\/\">Trump breaks MTG&rsquo;s heart, hugs enemy Mamdani: White House Report Card<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I was on the leadership team. I was the number seven-ranked Republican; no one cared or knew,&rdquo; he recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Then the party turned to him as its fourth choice to replace ousted Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-mccarthy\/\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-CA).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Rep[Rep<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/patrick-mchenry\/\">Patrick McHenry<\/a> (R-NC)]was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-paulson-its-time-for-mccarthy-and-donalds-to-actually-lead\/\" title=\"Terry Paulson: It&#039;s Time McCarthy and Donalds To Actually Lead\">interim speaker<\/a> for that three weeks of turmoil,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PAxY-ks7mF4\">he recalled<\/a> on the <em>Katie Miller Pod<\/em>. &ldquo;After I was elected, he handed me the gavel, and he said, &lsquo;You know, when I hand you this gavel, your life&rsquo;s never going to be the same.&rsquo; And I went, &lsquo;Ha, ha, ha, ha. I had no idea,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>McHenry was right. &ldquo;My life is not normal right now,&rdquo; Johnson told Miller, the wife of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In this episode, I sit down with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerJohnson<\/a> and his wife Kelly for a conversation about family life in Washington, the pressures of the speakership, faith, parenting, and more.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 &ndash; Introduction<br \/>2:08 &ndash; From Rank-and-File Member to Speaker<br \/>3:02 &ndash; Preparing Children for&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NO6xmg4oGh\">pic.twitter.com\/NO6xmg4oGh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Katie Miller Podcast (@katiemillerpod) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katiemillerpod\/status\/1993456279969489075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>In a wide-ranging interview, Johnson and his wife, Kelly Johnson, described the dramatic changes in their life, such as moving full-time to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington<\/a> and their 24\/7 security.<\/p>\n<p>Asked what the most surprising thing that happened when he became speaker, Mike Johnson said, &ldquo;I guess this, what we&rsquo;re describing, the all-in commitment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said his job is even tougher because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >razor-thin majority<\/a> the GOP has in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House<\/a>. That means no vacations and nearly no days off.<\/p>\n<p>His wife said that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christmas\/\">Christmas<\/a> was their last day with no speaker duties. But he said, &ldquo;Even then, last Christmas, I&rsquo;m taking calls from members with their drama, you know. So, I mean, that&rsquo;s part of it. We accept the responsibility. It&rsquo;s for a season of life, it&rsquo;s not forever, but it takes everything out of whomever serves in a position and, by extension, of their family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Johnson: &#8216;My life is not normal right now&#8217; after Oct. 25, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2514840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP23298611054438.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[19231,6234,34218,42827,32383],"class_list":["post-2514839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-emotions","tag-interview","tag-mike-johnson","tag-personal-life","tag-reality-tv"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP23298611054438.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514839","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514839"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514843,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514839\/revisions\/2514843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}