We're Not Saying Mike Johnson Was On Grindr...

But if he was, it raises serious questions.

When Mike Johnson was rushed into the Speaker's chair after Kevin McCarthy's ouster, we began investigating the relatively unknown Louisiana congressman’s sudden rise to third in line to the presidency. Our findings then raised legitimate questions about Johnson’s career long crusade against LGBTQ rights.

An Anti-LGBTQ Crusader

Johnson's record shows a consistent pattern of anti-LGBTQ advocacy. He's compared homosexuality to pedophilia in his public statements. His wife runs a Christian counseling service where materials equate homosexuality with bestiality. During his time at the Alliance Defending Freedom, Johnson provided legal counsel to Exodus International, a conversion therapy organization. Through ADF, he connected with Russia's representative at the World Congress of Families – the same organization that helped draft Russia's anti-gay propaganda law.

The Grindr Question

Recently, alleged Grindr screenshots involving Johnson appeared on social media. We can't verify them and won't publish them.

If verified, Johnson will hardly be the first GOP figure to say one thing publicly while doing something else privately, and that type of hypocrisy deserves public attention, but we don’t think it matters who Mike Johnson sleeps with. We all have more pressing things to deal with.

What matters is whether the Speaker represents a serious vulnerability to national security. A Speaker living a double life between his public anti-LGBTQ crusade and private actions would be dangerously vulnerable to compromise. And with so much at stake right now, that is an important question.