Mike Johnson Trying To Be Hip Produces Incredibly Awkward Moment On Podcast

The speaker reached peak cringe in an interview with Katie Miller, Stephen Miller’s wife.

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In a preview shared Monday by Miller ― a former Trump administration spokesperson who’s married to White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller ― she asked Johnson, “You know who Jelly Roll is?”

Johnson might have gone with a simple affirmative. Instead, the Louisiana Republican indignantly said, “Do I know,” and waved a Hawaiian “shaka,” or “hang loose,” sign with just the thumbs and pinkies extended. (One of his hands, however, had three fingers up.)