{"id":70098,"date":"2026-06-09T12:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70098"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:02:32","slug":"whut-maga-mike-johnson-says-that-no-proof-of-election-rigging-is-proof-the-election-was-rigged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70098","title":{"rendered":"WHUT? MAGA Mike Johnson Says that No Proof of Election Rigging is Proof the Election Was Rigged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican flunkies are totally discombobulated by the fact that Democrats are leading in the elections in California. They simply cannot understand how Democratic candidates could be favored in the most Democratic state in America. Someone call the Waaahmbulance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=WHUT? MAGA Mike Johnson Says that No Proof of Election Rigging is Proof the Election Was Rigged%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70098\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post this article on Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=WHUT? MAGA Mike Johnson Says that No Proof of Election Rigging is Proof the Election Was Rigged%20https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70098\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post on Bluesky<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-baby-congress.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump, Congress, Mike Johnson\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59401\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The GOP and their Dear Leader think that if a Republican who is a former Fox News hack, and another who is a reality TV goofball, are not winning, there must be something terribly wrong. It&#8217;s become a mantra that the MAGA-tists chant every time an election doesn&#8217;t go their way. And they go back and forth between seething outrage and flaccid apathy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70069\" target=\"_blank\">MAGA Mike Johnson Pitifully Tries to Cover For Trump Saying \u2018I Don\u2019t Care About the Midterms\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge to declare all election outcomes phony if Republicans don&#8217;t win, is the GOP Speaker of the House of Representatives, MAGA Mike Johnson. And he is employing some novel arguments to make his case. In an exchange with CNN&#8217;s congressional correspondent, Manu Raju, Johnson shamelessly floated the theory that the absence of factual evidence of wrongdoing is proof that wrongdoing took place. When asked about the whether he though the California electins were rigged, Johnson whined that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Johnson:<\/strong> I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s rigged. I\u2019m saying it stinks to high heaven, and everybody knows that. Let\u2019s remove the appearance of impropriety. What a concept. Let\u2019s have votes on an election the day of the election. That\u2019s what many states are able to do. I think California is playing around with us.<br \/>\n<strong>Raju:<\/strong> But what evidence is there to prove that the election was rigged?<br \/>\n<strong>Johnson:<\/strong> Some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream, it is impossible to prove. But I think everybody knows instinctively something is wrong here, and that\u2019s a concern. We need people to believe in the integrity of our election system.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HYSTERICAL!<br \/>MAGA Mike Johnson is resorting to the old nonsense argument that the fact that you can&#39;t prove wrongdoing is proof of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>NO! If you can&#39;t prove wrongdoing, maybe it&#39;s because there is none. Get some proof or STFU! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sxiuiqaJwd\">https:\/\/t.co\/sxiuiqaJwd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewsCorpse\/status\/2064291733920534829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Let&#8217;s unravel Johnson&#8217;s flaming bullshittery. To begin with he denies saying that the election is rigged, only that it stinks. What exactly is his point? Then he complains that the election results aren&#8217;t finalized on election day. Which is common in states that have mail-in voting, including Johnson&#8217;s state of Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>More to the point, Johnson&#8217;s contention that Democrats have engaged in something so <em>&#8220;diabolical&#8221;<\/em> that <em>&#8220;it is impossible to prove&#8221;<\/em> any wrongdoing. And he claims that the absence of such proof is therefore proof in itself of wrongdoing. He thinks that Democrats are so good at covering up their schemes that the schemes must have taken place. By that logic, Johnson is actually the Zodiac Killer. And the proof is that there isn&#8217;t any evidence of it. So he must have been really good at covering it up.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson went on to claim that <em>&#8220;everybody knows instinctively something is wrong.&#8221;<\/em> And as an experienced lawmaker and leader of his party, Johnson knows that <em>&#8220;instinct&#8221;<\/em> is the criteria on which legal rulings are based. Who needs facts or evidence when you have strong feelings? Did the defendant murder his wife? I feel like he did, so send him to the gas chamber. Case closed.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the level of intellectual scrutiny that Republicans give to election integrity. It&#8217;s a bar that was placed extraordinarily low by their Dear Leader Trump. And Johnson is very concerned about people believing in the integrity of our election system. Which is why he and Trump do nothing but trash the system every chance they get, without even a shred of evidence. That will instill the confidence he claims to crave, right? Right? RIGHT?<\/p>\n<p>Clearly the Trump regime couldn&#8217;t care less about election integrity. To the contrary they are focused solely on creating skepticism and division. They know they can&#8217;t win elections on the merits of their policies and competence. So their only remaining option is make as many people as possible doubt that the elections are legitimate.<\/p>\n<p>Hence their fixation on declaring that is everything rigged, despite never providing any proof. And now that absence of proof, in their minds, is its own proof that it&#8217;s all rigged. What a brilliantly asinine strategy to undermine democracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70092\" target=\"_blank\">REALLY? Trump\u2019s Source for \u2018Tremendous Evidence\u2019 of Election Fraud is MyPillow Kook Mike Lindell?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70087\" target=\"_blank\">Big Baby Trump Flees Like a Frightened Fowl From Scary Meet the Press Host Kristen Welker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70084\" target=\"_blank\">RURAL REVOLT: Will Trump Lash Out At the \u2018Radical Left Lunatic\u2019 Rural Voters Who Now Hate Him?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse<br \/>\non <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsCorpse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsCorpse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/newscorpse.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@newscorpse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a>.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>And check out my books on Amazon:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aOYFpM\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Fox Nation vs. Reality:<br \/>\nThe Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Thanks so much for your support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican flunkies are totally discombobulated by the fact that Democrats are leading in the elections in California. They simply cannot understand how Democratic candidates could be favored in the most Democratic state in America. Someone call the Waaahmbulance. Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[152,1,1200,8,16],"tags":[1215,554,1140,1504],"class_list":["post-70098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-election","category-general","category-politics","category-propaganda","category-wankery","tag-congress","tag-donald-trump","tag-election","tag-mike-johnson"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-ieC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68215,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68215","url_meta":{"origin":70098,"position":0},"title":"Republicans Learn Nothing From Their Electoral Spanking, but Trump Learns to Savor Dictatorship","author":"Mark NC","date":"11\/5\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The results of the 2025 elections were an unqualified blowout for Democrats who won every one of the most consequential contests. They won governorships in New Jersey and Virginia. they won the mayoral race in New York City. They won the California redistricting initiative that will be a prelude to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Election&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Election","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=152"},"img":{"alt_text":"Donald Trump, Biggest Loser","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-biggest-loser.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-biggest-loser.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-biggest-loser.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":70405,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70405","url_meta":{"origin":70098,"position":1},"title":"MAGA Mike Johnson is &#8216;Confident&#8217; Republicans Will Win the Midterms Because &#8216;This is a God Thing&#8217;","author":"Mark NC","date":"7\/27\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The second term of Donald Trump is proving to be an even bigger failure than the first. The economy is in decline. The nation is embroiled in another quagmire in the Middle East. But Trump and his MAGA Republican Party is honed in on the upcoming midterm elections with a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Election&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Election","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=152"},"img":{"alt_text":"Donald Trump, Congress, Mike Johnson","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-baby-congress.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-baby-congress.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-baby-congress.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":69942,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=69942","url_meta":{"origin":70098,"position":2},"title":"BE AFRAID! Mike Johnson Frets About &#8216;Little Mini Mamdanis Popping Up All Around the Country&#8217;","author":"Mark NC","date":"5\/13\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The rapidly approaching midterm elections in November continue to stir deep seated anxieties in the Republican Party as their prospects for any sort of favorable results fade into the realm of improbable fantasy. Most recent polling show Democrats winning a solid majority in the House (despite the GOP attempts at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Election&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Election","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=152"},"img":{"alt_text":"Donald Trump and Mike Johnson","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-johnson-baby.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-johnson-baby.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-johnson-baby.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":68519,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68519","url_meta":{"origin":70098,"position":3},"title":"MAGA Mike Johnson Just Gave the Best Reason For All Americans to Vote for Democrats Next Year","author":"Mark NC","date":"12\/21\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This weekend the MAGA cult is gathering in Phoenix, Arizona, for their annual \"AmericaFest\" rally, an event launched by the late Charlie Kirk's white nationalist \"Turning Point USA\" organization. The roster of guests is who's-snooze of ultra-conservative disciples of Donald Trump and the newly canonized Kirk. Click here to post\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=219"},"img":{"alt_text":"Donald Trump, Impeach","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-impeach-fear.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-impeach-fear.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-impeach-fear.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":70543,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70543","url_meta":{"origin":70098,"position":4},"title":"MAGA Mike Johnson Chokes When Asked on Fox News What the Republican Alternative to Socialism Is","author":"Mark NC","date":"8\/15\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Republican Party has been scrounging around for a campaign theme with which to compete with Democrats who are trouncing them in recent polls. They have the distinct disadvantage of being led by Donald Trump, whose approval rating is hitting record lows. If the election were held today the Democrats\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=219"},"img":{"alt_text":"Donald Trump and Mike Johnson","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-johnson-baby-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-johnson-baby-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-johnson-baby-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":70332,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70332","url_meta":{"origin":70098,"position":5},"title":"Mike Johnson Warns the Media of Threats By Communists, But Ignores the Real Threats By Trump","author":"Mark NC","date":"7\/14\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The flailing desperation of Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican confederates is ramping up feverishly as the midterm elections get closer, and their prospects for holding Congress are deteriorating at - as Trump might put it- levels never seen before. Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Election&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Election","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=152"},"img":{"alt_text":"Donald Trump and Mike Johnson","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-johnson-baby.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-johnson-baby.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-johnson-baby.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-baby-congress.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70098"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70100,"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70098\/revisions\/70100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}