Gallego rips ‘little creep’ Johnson for refusing to swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva

Published October 14, 2025 10:49pm ET



Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) took aim at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday for refusing to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva amid the prolonged government shutdown.

“Speaker Johnson is just a little creep, and he’s acting like a creep when it comes to this,” Gallego said on MSNBC, adding that the Republican leader is constantly changing his reasoning for not swearing in the Democratic congresswoman-elect.

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