Mike Johnson: When I Asked Biden Why He Paused LNG Exports to Europe, He Seemed to Have No Idea He Did That

Johnson I do stand ░░░░░░░░ it And I say ░░░░░░░░ without any personal animus ░░░░░░░░ all I mean you ░░░░░░░░ in some ways I ░░░░░░░░ kind of feel sorry ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden I mean ░░░░░░░░ s in the twilight ░░░░░░░░ of his life He ░░░░░░░░ not obviously has not ░░░░░░░░ in charge for some ░░░░░░░░ And I know this ░░░░░░░░ personal observation and now ░░░░░░░░ whole world knows it ░░░░░░░░ it s been very ░░░░░░░░ concerning to me over ░░░░░░░░ last you know year ░░░░░░░░ a half since I ░░░░░░░░ had this Weiss Can ░░░░░░░░ tell us a story ░░░░░░░░ you say personal observation ░░░░░░░░ kind of thing did ░░░░░░░░ see Johnson Well this ░░░░░░░░ it s public now ░░░░░░░░ The Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ it and put it ░░░░░░░░ the front page but ░░░░░░░░ a year ago almost ░░░░░░░░ a year ago I ░░░░░░░░ been asking I became ░░░░░░░░ in October 2023 and ░░░░░░░░ were all sorts of ░░░░░░░░ national security concerns and ░░░░░░░░ going on and I ░░░░░░░░ requesting a meeting with ░░░░░░░░ president because you know ░░░░░░░░ m kind of old ░░░░░░░░ I m a constitutional ░░░░░░░░ guy The speaker of ░░░░░░░░ House should be able ░░░░░░░░ talk to the president ░░░░░░░░ in times of great ░░░░░░░░ interest and calamity But ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t let me ░░░░░░░░ with him and his ░░░░░░░░ kept putting giving me ░░░░░░░░ This went on for ░░░░░░░░ eight or nine weeks ░░░░░░░░ m sorry Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have time ░░░░░░░░ are you talking about ░░░░░░░░ m second in line ░░░░░░░░ the presidency He has ░░░░░░░░ I need to talk ░░░░░░░░ him We had I ░░░░░░░░ t say the classified ░░░░░░░░ but we had some ░░░░░░░░ big national concerns at ░░░░░░░░ time that I was ░░░░░░░░ sleep over Finally I ░░░░░░░░ went to the whole ░░░░░░░░ corps and said the ░░░░░░░░ has not been allowed ░░░░░░░░ meet with the speaker ░░░░░░░░ s a problem so ░░░░░░░░ started putting pressure on ░░░░░░░░ Long story short they ░░░░░░░░ relented they invited me ░░░░░░░░ the White House I ░░░░░░░░ up and I realize ░░░░░░░░ s actually an ambush ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ and the president it ░░░░░░░░ also Kamala Harris Chuck ░░░░░░░░ Hakeem you know the ░░░░░░░░ CIA director everybody And ░░░░░░░░ so I walked in ░░░░░░░░ Oval and Ah I ░░░░░░░░ what this is They ░░░░░░░░ going to hot box ░░░░░░░░ speaker on Ukraine funding ░░░░░░░░ s what it was ░░░░░░░░ is probably the third ░░░░░░░░ of January We sit ░░░░░░░░ we re in the ░░░░░░░░ of it and the ░░░░░░░░ conversation and I m ░░░░░░░░ We don t need ░░░░░░░░ have this conversation The ░░░░░░░░ reaches over just like ░░░░░░░░ we re sitting right ░░░░░░░░ to the fireplace in ░░░░░░░░ Oval and he grabs ░░░░░░░░ arm and he says ░░░░░░░░ speaker and I just ░░░░░░░░ a couple minutes together ░░░░░░░░ you all just leave ░░░░░░░░ alone And I looked ░░░░░░░░ on the faces of ░░░░░░░░ of the staff standing ░░░░░░░░ the wall and they ░░░░░░░░ like No he did ░░░░░░░░ So he called it ░░░░░░░░ s the commander in ░░░░░░░░ So everybody leaves and ░░░░░░░░ and I are standing ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office right over ░░░░░░░░ rug by that coffee ░░░░░░░░ and I said Mr ░░░░░░░░ thanks for the moment ░░░░░░░░ is very important I ░░░░░░░░ some big national security ░░░░░░░░ I need to talk ░░░░░░░░ you about that I ░░░░░░░░ heard and I think ░░░░░░░░ know What do we ░░░░░░░░ But first real quickly ░░░░░░░░ President can I ask ░░░░░░░░ a question I cannot ░░░░░░░░ this for my constituents ░░░░░░░░ Louisiana Sir why did ░░░░░░░░ pause LNG exports to ░░░░░░░░ Like I don t ░░░░░░░░ You know liquefied natural ░░░░░░░░ is in great demand ░░░░░░░░ our allies Why would ░░░░░░░░ do that Because you ░░░░░░░░ we just talked about ░░░░░░░░ you understand you re ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin s war ░░░░░░░░ because they got to ░░░░░░░░ their gas from him ░░░░░░░░ he looks at me ░░░░░░░░ with this and he ░░░░░░░░ I I didn t ░░░░░░░░ that I said Mr ░░░░░░░░ yes you did It ░░░░░░░░ an executive order like ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago He goes ░░░░░░░░ didn t do that ░░░░░░░░ he s arguing with ░░░░░░░░ I said Mr President ░░░░░░░░ can I could I ░░░░░░░░ out here and ask ░░░░░░░░ secretary to print it ░░░░░░░░ We will read it ░░░░░░░░ You definitely did that ░░░░░░░░ goes Oh you re ░░░░░░░░ about natural gas Yes ░░░░░░░░ He said No no ░░░░░░░░ misunderstand He said What ░░░░░░░░ did is I signed ░░░░░░░░ thing we re going ░░░░░░░░ conduct a study on ░░░░░░░░ effects of LNG I ░░░░░░░░ No you re not ░░░░░░░░ you paused it I ░░░░░░░░ I have the terminals ░░░░░░░░ export terminals in my ░░░░░░░░ I talked to those ░░░░░░░░ this morning This is ░░░░░░░░ massive damage to our ░░░░░░░░ national security It occurred ░░░░░░░░ me Bari he was ░░░░░░░░ lying to me He ░░░░░░░░ did not know what ░░░░░░░░ had signed And I ░░░░░░░░ out of that meeting ░░░░░░░░ fear and loathing because ░░░░░░░░ thought we re in ░░░░░░░░ trouble Who is running ░░░░░░░░ country Like I don ░░░░░░░░ know who put the ░░░░░░░░ in front of him ░░░░░░░░ he didn’t know.”