Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) slammed Democratic political strategist James Carville after he accused him of being a Christian nationalist.
On Dec. 3, Johnson addressed Carville’s controversial statements on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“It’s twisted and shameful that a leading Democrat strategist says millions of Christians in America are a greater threat than foreign terrorists who murdered more than 3,000 Americans. The Democratic Party should condemn this,” he wrote, adding, “But they won’t.”
This came after Carville appeared on Bill Maher’s HBO show “Real Time With Bill Maher” and claimed Johnson and his Christian beliefs are “one of the greatest threats we have today to the United States.”
“I promise you, I know these people,” he added.
Maher chimed in, “You’re talking about Christian nationalism.”
“Absolutely,” Carville asserted. “This is a bigger threat than al Qaeda to this country.”
Carville also expressed his concern over the potential of “at least two Supreme Court justices” alongside Johnson who may echo his same beliefs. He also noted that “people in the press have no idea who this guy is.”
He continued:
“This is a fundamental threat to the United States. It is a fundamental thing. [They] don’t believe in the Constitution. They’ll tell you that. Mike Johnson himself says, ‘What is democracy but two wolves and a lamb having lunch?’ That’s what they really, really, really believe.”
Additionally, Carville addressed those who might doubt his predictions.
“And to say, ‘Oh, come on, man. It’s just some crazy s***.’ No, no,” He said.
He continued, “They believe that, and they’re coming and they’ve been doing it forever. They’re funded. They’re funded.”
Carville proceeded to call those in the Supreme Court who hold Johnson’s beliefs “relentless.”
“And you know, they probably won’t win for a while, but they might. And if they do, the whole country blows a gasket,” he shared.
In an interview with Fox News’ “Outnumbered” co-host Kayleigh McEnany in November, Johnson responded to being called a “Christian nationalist” by a historian interviewed by Politico for his “Judeo-Christian worldview.”
“I just wish they would get to know me. I’m not trying to establish Christianity as the national religion or something. That’s not what this is about at all,” he shared.
Johnson continued, “If you truly believe in the Bible’s commands, and you seek to follow those, it’s impossible to be a hateful person because the greatest command in the Bible is that you love God with everything you had and you love your neighbor as yourself.”