Johnson Nominated by Anti-LGBTQ Republican Citing ‘God’ and ‘Traditional American Values’
thenewcivilrightsmovement.comMike Johnson, the Trump-backed, controversial Republican from Louisiana, secured his second term as Speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday afternoon.
He was formally nominated by U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), a fellow far-right Christian conservative and the newly elected Chair of the House Republican Conference.
In her nominating remarks, McClain emphasized “God,” “faith,” and “traditional American values” as central themes. Johnson has “close ties to Christian right — both mainstream and fringe,” according to NPR.
His actions have been described by experts as showing a “strong embrace of the ethos of Christian nationalism—a cultural framework that advocates for a particular expression of Christianity to be fused with American civic life, with the government vigorously promoting and preserving this version of Christianity as the principal and undisputed cultural framework.” Congresswoman McClain told colleagues in her floor speech that House Republicans “are focused on the issues that the majority of Americans care about: God, family, country, faith, freedom, and traditional American values.” She went on to describe Johnson as “steadfast in his values of faith, family, and love of this country.” In 2021, her first year as a member of Congress, McClain earned a “0%” from the ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union.
