Mike Johnson has stated that if Democrats win, he may return to Shreveport to start a lawn mowing business.
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IHIP NewsOct 15, 2026
Multiple sources, led by AP, report that Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News's Aishah Hasnie on Oct. 8, 2026, that if Republicans lose the House he may return to Shreveport and start a lawn business.
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… But my thing with, um, the current Speaker of the House, he centers his faith. It is a feature of his, ah, speaking of everything that he does. He talks about, well, if if the Democrats win, and the Lord has sent me a message, maybe I'll go back to Shreveport and start a lawn mowing business, which I want to help him manifest, manifest. That My problem with this this shit is, is it's so inherently, um, anti-Christian. …
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Supports. AP reports that Johnson quipped to Fox News that he may return to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana, to start a lawn care business if Republicans lose power on Nov. 3.[1]
Supports. HuffPost and Raw Story quote Johnson's Fox News remark: 'If God moves on our hearts and says we should... go back to my hometown of Shreveport and start a lawn business, I'll do that with equal fervor.'[2][3]
Supports. The Washington Post reports Johnson said that if the GOP loses the majority he might be open to new lines of work, including returning to Shreveport, which corroborates the remark's substance.[4]
Context. Johnson later told CBS News he made the remark 'tongue in cheek' and expects to remain GOP leader, which qualifies the intent but does not deny that he made the statement.[5]
Context. The claim's 'if Democrats win' trigger matches the post's own wording and is a faithful paraphrase of the sources' 'if we lose this majority' framing.[1][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 1 tier 3, 2 not rated
- 1House Speaker Mike Johnson draws on faith as he fights to hold the Republican majorityapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Mike Johnson Has A Surprising Plan If GOP Loses Househuffpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Mike Johnson opens up about his future if the GOP loses ...rawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: supports
- 4Speaker Johnson says he doesn’t know what’s next for him if ...washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Mike Johnson: No Lawn Business for Me - Newsernewser.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Johnson open to Louisiana return if Republicans lose House controlconservativeinstitute.org · not rated · cited for: context
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