House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) hushed his GOP House colleague Wednesday after she began shouting at a person disrupting Johnson’s press conference.
Speaking on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Johnson opened the presser to questions and called on a reporter when a voice could be heard shouting.
“I’ve called on somebody else,” Johnson said as the individual continued shouting over the reporter. “We’re having a press conference, thank you!”
The individual disrupting the presser, who based on Johnson’s response is likely a Democratic House member, continued shouting at Johnson, and yelled something about “starving the American people.”
Johnson fired back, demanding that she “should respect free speech!”
“I can’t hear you because we have someone who doesn’t respect the rights of their colleagues over here,” Johnson said. “I’d love to talk with you, come to my office, okay?”
The individual disrupting the presser then shouted “you have an obligation” before Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), among the most loyal members of Congress to President Donald Trump, fired back: “You have an obligation!”
Johnson immediately raised his hand to McClain, telling her “wait, wait wait,” an apparent attempt to quell her rage and avoid an all-out shouting match between the two.
"You should respect free speech!"
House @SpeakerJohnson snaps at someone disrupting the House GOP presser. pic.twitter.com/ujUIrTiOYt
— Alexander Willis (@ReporterWillis) November 5, 2025