Mike Johnson
Rep. Mike Johnson takes the oath of office to become the next House speaker on October 25, 2023.
  • In a new fundraising email, Speaker Mike Johnson appears to have made a gaffe.
  • He wrote, "I refuse to put people over politics."
  • Democrats have used "people over politics" in recent years in speeches and social media campaigns.

In one of his latest fundraising emails sent out on Friday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said he refused to "put people over politics," in an apparent gaffe.

The fundraising email was posted to X by Axios reporter Andrew Solender, noting that its subject line was "I'm their new boogeyman."