Bill Kristol tweets that House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) "wasn't raised up by God, any more than Speaker Kevin McCarthy was, or than Speaker Nancy Pelosi was."
Speaker Mike Johnson wasn’t raised up by God, any more than Speaker Kevin McCarthy was, or than Speaker Nancy Pelosi was. https://t.co/EagKq6xUFa
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 29, 2023
That followed a tweet by Kristol that governing authorities in the world have not been established by God.
The governing authorities that exist in this world—in Russia, or China, or Iran, or for that matter in the United States—have not been established by God.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 29, 2023
“To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
Kristol is undoubtedly alluding to a remark by Speaker Johnson in the speech he delivered upon being elected speaker.
Speaker Mike Johnson: “I believe that scripture, the Bible is very clear, that God is the one who raises up those in authority.” pic.twitter.com/OhEGElU3cK
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 25, 2023
Speaker Johnson: "I believe that scripture, the Bible, is very clear, that God is the one that raises up those in authority. He raised up each of you, all of us."
Bill Kristol: "Speaker Mike Johnson wasn't raised up by God, any more than Speaker Kevin McCarthy was, or than Speaker Nancy Pelosi was."
There seems to be little if any daylight between the two statements. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Bill Kristol is reiterating the point made by Speaker Johnson.
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