Steve Bannon slammed House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) after he said on Wednesday that Joe Biden’s presidency was “God’s will.”
During a press conference Johnson, an evangelical Christian who believes his election as House Speaker was ordained by God, was asked point blank if “Joe Biden’s presidency is God’s will.”
“The Bible says that God is the one that raises up people and authority. I believe God is sovereign — by the way, so did the founders,” Johnson said. “They acknowledge that our rights don’t come from government, they come from God, and we’re made in His image, everybody’s made the same. We all are given equal rights and value and that’s something that we defend. So if you believe all those things, then you believe that God is the one that allows people to be raised in authority. It must’ve been God’s will then, that’s my belief.”
Bannon criticized Johnson for his remarks on his War Room podcast Wednesday, arguing Republicans need a speaker, not a “theologian.”
“Yo, dude, he’s an illegitimate president. Have you lost your freakin’ mind?” Bannon said. “This election was stolen. Don’t be a theologian. I don’t need a theologian, I need a speaker of the House. That’s what the country needs. Joe Biden’s not a legitimate president of the United States, note to the speaker. So no, God did not raise him up.”
“Guys like Johnson are gonna lead to mass conversions to Islam by young men,” Bannon added. “Wait for it. If that’s what Christianity gives you, if that’s what it gives you as far as being a warrior when you roll over to your enemies, disgusting.”
