In his first official speech as speaker, Mike Johnson claimed that God had made him the speaker of the house.
He was referencing a disturbing evangelical appropriation from the Hebrew Bible in which they claim to be God's personal servants. Details on the theology here: https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2021/02/why-do-republican-elites-keep-talking-about-dying-jesus/
Later, Johnson tried to backpedal and claim that all members were there by God, but a reporter needs to ask him: Did God make Joe Biden president?
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