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President Donald Trump was directly called out to his face during a sermon at the Washington National Cathedral Tuesday.

Idea for the sequel: We see Mark Zuckerberg arguing with lawyers, having meltdowns over Meta, testifying in front of congress and generally having a miserable life…and then once in a while we cut to Eduardo/Andrew Garfield sipping cocktails by the beach and laughing as he watches this all unfold on cspan.

"I will be impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem."

Jennifer Bendery at HuffPost:

WASHINGTON ― A military spouse caller on C-SPAN pleaded with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday to pass a bill to ensure U.S. troops keep getting paid as the government shutdown drags on, condemning his “audacity” for saying he doesn’t support doing it. “As a Republican, I’m very disappointed in my party and I’m very disappointed in you,” a Virginia woman named Samantha fumed at Johnson, who fielded live calls on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. “Because you do have the power to call the House back. You did that ― or you refused to do that just for a show.” Her comments come a day after Johnson said he doesn’t support holding a standalone vote on military pay, because doing so would be “dithering on show votes” instead of focusing on ending the government shutdown. Curiously, the House speaker flip-flopped on this issue within the span of a day, as on Tuesday, he said he was “certainly open” to passing a bill to ensure troops don’t miss a paycheck.

During her call, Samantha noted her voice was “very shaky” because she is so upset about the stressful situation her family is in. She said she has “two medically fragile children” and that her husband has PTSD after two tours in Afghanistan. She explained that if the shutdown isn’t resolved by Oct. 15, troops will miss their first paychecks and her kids can’t get the medication they need “to live,” as she is living paycheck to paycheck. “I’m begging you to pass this legislation. My kids could die. We don’t have the credit because of the medical bills that I have to pay regularly. You could stop this, you could be the one that could say, ‘Military is getting paid,’” she told Johnson.

“The audacity of someone who makes six figures a year to do this to military families is insane,” Samantha added, before being cut off by the show host.

A Republican military spouse named Samantha lit into House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on CSPAN’s Washington Journal today on the phoneline over Johnson’s handling of the shutdown.

See Also:

Raw Story: Republican mom lights up Mike Johnson on CSPAN: 'I'm disappointed in my party and you'

NCRM: ‘I’m Begging You — My Kids Could Die’: GOP C-SPAN Caller Slams Johnson Over Shutdown

From the 10.09.2025 edition of CSPAN's Washington Journal: