House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) vowed not to rip up President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night and said he would instead "like to frame it in gilded gold."
During a Tuesday House Republican press conference, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) noted that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) once ripped up one of Trump's State of the Union speeches after he gave it.
Johnson, who will be sitting behind the president for the speech, insisted he would not repeat Pelosi's outburst.
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"No, we will not be ripping up the speech tonight," Johnson said. "I would like to frame it in gilded gold, but I'm not sure how to do that from the podium."
"Happy Mardi Gras," he added. "And if I had forethought, I would have brought beads to throw at you."
