MAGA Mike SHUTS DOWN House after Trump COVER UP FAILS

What this episode is about

MAGA Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the House, has suspended proceedings in Washington, D.C., potentially leading to another government shutdown, while Democrats unite against additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol following a recent murder that has heightened tensions around immigration policies. Despite the urgent need for the House to be in session to address critical funding issues, Johnson's silence and decision to leave further complicate an already contentious political landscape.

Key takeaways

• Maga Mike's disappearing act risks a government shutdown while Americans demand accountability post-tragedy.
• The Senate stands firm against ICE funding, revealing a growing rift in party lines over immigration enforcement.
• Democrats are united: funding ICE after the Alex Prey tragedy is politically radioactive—no minibus deals here!
• Even Republicans are questioning ICE’s actions, demonstrating a rare moment of bipartisan unease over law enforcement.
• Maga Mike's silence on the Alex Prey murder raises eyebrows—vacation or a strategic retreat from a tough topic?

Who speaks in this episode?

• Maga Mike Johnson (Guest) · 2 min speaking
• Chuck Schumer (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Michael Balgartner · 1 min speaking
• Bill Cassidy · 1 min speaking
• Tom Tillis (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Christine Gnome (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Maria Bartiromo · 1 min speaking
• Casar · 1 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: Alex Jeffrey Prey, Lisa Marowski, Mike Johnson, Chuck Schumer
2. 5:00 – 10:00: Chrissy Gnome, Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis
3. 10:00 – 15:00: Chrissy Gnome, Alex Jeffrey Prey

Notable quotes from "MAGA Mike SHUTS DOWN House after Trump COVER UP FAILS"

• The coldblooded murder of Alex Prey. The Democrats have made it clear finally, and we've been talking about this over and over again at the Midas Touch Network that we believe…

  about Minus Touch Network · at 0:50

• About the murder of Alex Prey. Take a look. A lot of Republicans are now even speaking up. You have Senator Lisa Marowski. She posted the following. The tragedy and chaos the country is witnessing in Minneapolis is shocking.

  about Lisa Marowski · at 3:54

• Their oversight work. ICE agents do not have cart blanch in carrying out their duties. But Maga Mike took a vacation the same way Magga Mike took a vacation and shut down the…

  about Mike Johnson · at 4:40

• Threats they face in conducting operations. That's a MAGA Republican right there. You have Republican Senator Bill Cassidy saying the events in Minneapolis are incredibly disturbing.

  about Bill Cassidy · at 5:27

• Constitution. And we know that the Department of Homeland Security run by Christy Gnome is preventing even the FBI from being involved in the investigation. and they've blocked…

  about Chrissy Gnome · at 6:31

• Was shooting he was viewing and recording the incident. That's what he was doing, recording the incident. This episode of the Mightest Touch podcast is brought to you by Graza.…

  about Graza · at 8:48

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Mike Johnson — Person · Primary referenced political actor / target of criticism · 1 mention · first at 0:00
  Portrayed as shutting down House activity by sending the House into recess and remaining silent about the killing of Alex Prey, creating legislative gridlock around appropriations and DHS/ICE funding.
• Alex Jeffrey Prey — Person · Victim referenced as central incident catalyst · 4 mentions · first at 0:20
  The alleged killing of Alex Prey by ICE agents is used as the key event driving calls for investigations, oversight, and opposition to additional ICE/Border Patrol funding.
  The killing of Alex Prey, a US citizen by ICE agents should raise serious questions within the administration about the adequacy of immigration enforcement training and the instruction.
• Chrissy Gnome — Person · Referenced executive-branch official (DHS) tied to investigation controversy · 3 mentions · first at 6:34
  Described as running DHS and allegedly blocking FBI involvement and evidence access; also quoted defending law enforcement actions and criticized for perceived inconsistency on Second Amendment rhetoric.
• Chuck Schumer — Person · Referenced political leader shaping Senate stance · 1 mention · first at 1:11
  Cited as the Senate Democratic leader who (with other Democrats) signals opposition to a 'minibus' appropriations package that includes additional ICE/Border Patrol funding.
  Of the other Democrats who were on the fence, came out this weekend after the murder of Freddy, and they said they will not agree to what's being called a minibus package, this…
• Lisa Marowski — Person · Referenced Republican senator calling for oversight · 2 mentions · first at 3:59
  Quoted condemning the incident and calling for an independent investigation and congressional hearings, used to show even some Republicans criticizing ICE/DHS conduct.
• Bill Cassidy — Person · Referenced Republican senator calling for investigation · 1 mention · first at 5:33
  Cited as labeling the events disturbing and urging a full joint investigation, reinforcing bipartisan concern in the narrative.
• Thom Tillis — Person · Referenced Republican senator calling for impartial investigation · 1 mention · first at 5:45
  Quoted demanding a thorough and impartial investigation and criticizing any rush to judgment, used to show intra-party concern about the incident's fallout.
  Federal and state investigation. We can trust the American people with the truth. Republican Senator Tom Tillis from North Carolina writes, There must be a thorough and…

Companies & orgs

• Minus Touch Network — Company · Business focus · 4 mentions
  The podcast is part of the Midas Touch Network, which is mentioned as the platform discussing political and social issues.

Sponsors

• Graza — Product · Sponsor · 5 mentions
  Promoted as a high-quality olive oil product during the podcast, with a call to action for listeners to purchase.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Maga Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the House, has abandoned Washington DC yet again. He has thrown the House of Representatives into recess. He shut down all work this week. And now we could be heading towards another government shutdown. Also, since the coldblooded murder of Alex Jeffrey Prey, Magamike Johnson has not made any comment. He's fled Washington DC and it's critical that the House of Representatives be in session because in the Senate right now there is no way as of right now the Department of Homeland Security is getting any additional funding for ICE or border patrol after the coldblooded murder of Alex Prey. The Democrats have made it clear finally, and we've been talking about this over and over again at the Midas Touch Network that we believe it is disqualifying if you are a Democrat and voting to in any way give more money to ICE. ICE and Border Patrol should be

1:08 abolished and they should be prosecuted. But finally, Democratic leader in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, as well as lots of the other Democrats who were on the fence, came out this weekend after the murder of Freddy, and they said they will not agree to what's being called a minibus package, this $1.2 2 trillion appropriations package which slips in this additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol in addition to this broader package that includes defense funding and all this other funding. They try to package it together these MAGA Republicans do in order to kind of put pressure. Oh, what? You're not going to help defense spending and then we're going to go and campaign against you for not doing defense spending. And Democrats are like, "No way are we funding ICE and Border Patrol after what just went down." And here's the thing.

2:02 If there is any edits or adjustments to the appropriations package, which passed at the end of last week in the House, so the House voted in favor, there was seven Democrats. I'm sure you know, it's a complete betrayal by these seven Democrats in the House. Um, but the House Republicans with those seven Democrats voted to push forward the appropriations package, this $1.2 trillion package, which also includes this additional funding for Border Patrol and ICE. Then it gets sent to the Senate, but Maggam just said, "You know what? We're not showing back up this week. The House is out." So, as you may know from how a bill becomes a law, although I'm not sure they teach this in school anymore because our civic education has been utterly destroyed.

2:50 The bill has to be identical in the House and the Senate. So, if there's any edits or alterations in the Senate, this bill does not become a law. It gets sent back to the House. And Maggamike Johnson, he's disappeared. He's shut down the House of Representatives. So, there's no way to even get a um figure out this reconciliation or figure out how to make the legislation look the same because Magic Mike decided to take another vacation and Magga Mike has decided to go absolutely silent and say nothing as a result to this coldblooded murder. His last post, Magamike, was this post from 48 hours ago. Kelly and I enjoyed hosting our dear friend, Mrs.

3:35 Erica Kirk yesterday at the capital. What an inspiration she has been. So many countless millions of people around the world because her faith and courage. So you do that 48 hours ago then leave Washington DC, shut down the house, send it into vacation and make no comment about the murder of Alex Prey. Take a look. A lot of Republicans are now even speaking up. You have Senator Lisa Marowski. She posted the following. The tragedy and chaos the country is witnessing in Minneapolis is shocking. The killing of Alex Prey, a US citizen by ICE agents should raise serious questions within the administration about the adequacy of immigration enforcement training and the instruction officers are given on carrying out their mission. Lawfully carrying a firearm does not justify federal agents killing an American, especially as video footage appears to show after the victim had been disarmed. A comprehensive

4:32 independent investigation of the shooting must be conducted in order to rebuild trust and congressional committees need to hold hearings and do their oversight work. ICE agents do not have cart blanch in carrying out their duties. But Maga Mike took a vacation the same way Magga Mike took a vacation and shut down the house which then shut down the government back in the summer when he wanted to avoid a vote to release the Epstein files. I mean, aren't these people just the worst? these MAGA Republicans. You have MAGA Republican Congress member Michael Balgartner from Washington say the following. I'm disturbed what I've seen from the video from Minnesota. It's critically important that the American people in Congress be given a better understanding of how immigration is being enforced and handled, including the methods federal law enforcement officers are using to prioritize, identify, and arrest suspected targets,

5:24 the training they are receiving, the implementation of body cameras, the threats they face in conducting operations. That's a MAGA Republican right there. You have Republican Senator Bill Cassidy saying the events in Minneapolis are incredibly disturbing. The credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake. There must be a full joint federal and state investigation. We can trust the American people with the truth. Republican Senator Tom Tillis from North Carolina writes, "There must be a thorough and impartial investigation into min the Minneapolis shooting, which is the basic standard that law enforcement and the American people expect following any officer involved shooting. for this specific incident that requires cooperation and transparency between federal, state, and local law enforcement. Any administration official who rushes to judgment and tries to shut down an investigation before it begins are doing

6:14 an incredible disservice to the nation and to Trump's legacy. What's the legacy? the legacy of fascism, terrorism, destroying the American economy, destroying America's alliances, ripping apart people's dreams, tearing to shreds the United States Constitution. And we know that the Department of Homeland Security run by Christy Gnome is preventing even the FBI from being involved in the investigation. and they've blocked state and local officials who the state and local officials had to file a federal lawsuit trying to preserve the evidence.

6:50 Although they believe the evidence by Department of Homeland Security has been destroyed, there's currently an injunction order uh demanding that the Department of Homeland Security preserve all of the uh relevant evidence. Um but you know, that's what's going on in the Department of Homeland Security. Um, also on the Hill, you had a House Republican who chose to remain anonymous telling Politico, "Many of us wonder if the administration has any clue as to how much this will hurt us legislatively and electorally this year." Setting aside legislative and electorally, can we just talk about the fact that there's state sponsored terrorism, a Gustapo, a paramilitary killing people, maybe you should care that, you know, you're the don't tread on me crowd. that this regime is treading on everybody, taking away people's first amendment rights, second amendment's rights, fourth amendment rights from unreasonable

7:41 search and seizures, and they're executing Americans in the street. They're throwing people into concentration camps. Also, you have Republican chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Representative Gabberino formally requesting testimony from ICE, Border Patrol, um, and other related entities in the Department of Homeland Security. But Maggamike has put the house in recess and he's sent everybody home. You want to take a look at what's going on even on state regime media. I mean, you have Maria Barter Roma pissed. When you have Maria Barter pissed pissed, you've lost the plot.

8:17 When she's state regime media, watch her here with James Comr. And Maria Bartro is saying, "I watched that video. What the hell is even happening here?" Watch this. Another individual is dead at the hands of Border Patrol. Let's be clear, we do not know if there was any push back from this individual who was armed. We do not have evidence that he was waving a gun, doing anything to threaten Border Patrol. He had his phone and he was shooting he he was uh viewing and recording the incident. That's what he was doing, recording the incident. This episode of the Mightest Touch podcast is brought to you by Graza. Everyone knows I love food and what's been taking my meals to the next level lately is Graza.

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10:49 And here's Maria Bareroma with Cash Patel. Play this clip. But but how was he threatening Border Patrol? You you've collected the evidence, you said, right? You have the handgun in your possession.

11:00 That's right. And and how was he using that handgun in terms of threatening Border Patrol? What was the threat? He had his camera, right? he was filming it.

11:10 That's something that I will let the DHS and the prosecutors because they are the ones investigating that case. I don't want to stylize that evidence, but I trust the men and women on the ground who are trained professionals to only use it when it's absolutely necessary. And I trust Secretary Gnome's leadership.

11:24 Now, I guess this is MAGA Republican Congress member James Comr trying to give Donald Trump an offramp here to get out of Minneapolis and get out of St. Paul, get out of Minnesota proper in general. He, you know, Comr's like, "Well, I would just tell Donald Trump, you know, you've got all these white liberals, these white liberals going into Minnesota, these white liberals, and maybe it's just best that you get you you pull these you pull these ice Gustapo out and let the people see how much they miss you, Donald, cuz all these white liberals, watch how pathetic Homer is, but he's trying to hint to Donald Trump, get out of there. What the hell are you doing right now?" Here, play this clip. And they've got all these white liberals coming in trying to run over ice, trying to, you know, spray them and and and do everything to disrupt. And and if I were President Trump, I would almost uh think about,

12:16 okay, if if the mayor and the governor are going to put our ICE officials in harm's way and and there's a chance of losing more uh you know, innocent lives or whatever, then then maybe go to another city and let the people of Minneapolis decide, do we want to continue to have all of these illegals? are we going to allow our uh governor, attorney general, and mayor uh to get away with this? And I think the people of Minnesota would rebel against their leadership. And you know, MAGA Republicans are absolutely losing it when they've heard uh Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant over the weekend basically say the Second Amendment doesn't exist, right? Scott Besson's like, who would show up to a protest with a handgun? I don't know. someone who has a lawful permit for concealed carrying and under the Second Amendment, you're allowed to do that. Alex Prey wasn't brandishing his weapon. He wasn't pointing it at

13:12 officers. Watch Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary say the Second Amendment doesn't exist. Here, play this clip. I am sorry that this gentleman is dead, but he did bring a 9mm semi-automatic weapon with two cartridges to what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. I think that there are a lot of paid agitators who are jenning things up and the governor has not done a good job at tamping this down.

13:37 Yeah, I mean, as you know, he was an ICU nurse, worked for the Veterans Administration, and there's no evidence that he brandished the gun whatsoever. In fact, it appears he was disarmed before he brought a gun. Have you ever gone to a protest, Jonath?

13:50 I mean, we do have a second amendment in this country that John Jonathan, have you ever gone to a protest?

13:54 I mean, um, have you gone to a protest? I mean, I've I've no actually as a reporter covering it. Uh,

13:59 okay. I've been to a protest. Guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard.

14:03 Okay. Uh, Secretary Bessant, thank you. And then you had Christine Gnome when she was asked um about all of this. Christine Gnome was asked, you know, did he brandish a gun? And uh and here's what Christy Gnome had to say. Here, play this clip.

14:21 Thank you so much for doing this and would welcome also any other guidance from Chief Scott. Did the 37year-old who had a license to carry did he brandish a gun? And at what point did law enforcement retrieve the gun and also the magazines from him? Can you offer clarity on

14:37 this individual showed up to impede a law enforcement operation and assaulted our officers? They responded according to their training um and took action to defend the officer's life and those of the public around him. And uh I don't know of any peaceful protester that shows up with a gun and ammunition rather than a sign. This is a violent riot when you have someone showing up with weapons um and are using them to assault law enforcement officers.

15:05 Really, she said, I don't know of any peaceful protesters that show up with the gun. It's just interesting. Take a look at what Christine said back on April 25th, 2013 when she was a member of Congress. Play this clip

15:18 because I want to talk about how the Constitution guarantees us the individual's right to keep and bear arms. And that's why I strongly support the Second Amendment. This right isn't abstract to me. It's part of my family's heritage and it's my state's culture. I'm a gun owner, a member of the Congressional Sportsman's Caucus. I'll continue to fight and defend this right for the people of South Dakota and for our way of life. You know, the Second Amendment has been described in many different ways over the years, but some of those uh are such as it is there to support our natural rights of self-defense. It's there for resistance of oppression. It even was described as a civic duty to act in concert to defense in the defense of the state.

15:58 These are all reasons that we need to make sure that we're continuously talking about the benefits of this right, what it means to mothers and fathers who are protecting their families, and what it means to us uh growing up in a country where people sacrificed, bled, and died to protect the rights that we have.

16:13 Or why don't we even look at Christine's 2023 NRA speech? Play this clip. and a White House that is so hellbent on grabbing power and control of your life, they will do anything and n stop it. Absolutely nothing to take it away. They will even take away your last tool of defense. The Second Amendment is about deterrence. It's about ensuring the government respects the rights and the liberty of citizens. A well- reggulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of a people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

16:54 Well, I think a lot of Americans are feeling like this. This is Scotty K Fitness on Tik Tok. He's got a huge Tik Tok following. Watch his response to all of that. Play this clip. I am now seeing reports that it's even possible that they disarmed him by taking his weapon out of his holster that was at his 6:00 and then they mag dumped the [ __ ] guy. So, if you are legally carrying a firearm and they take that off of your person and then utilize that as a justification to put ROUNDS IN YOUR [ __ ] BACK WHILE YOU WERE LAYING FACE DOWN ON THE PAVEMENT, then it was never about following the law. The Second Amendment doesn't matter anymore and you're [ __ ] So, where's all the don't tread on me, two-way, gun toading, bootlicking [ __ ] Or is it just when it's not on your [ __ ] side? So, I'm done playing the middle ground. I'm done making first aid videos that just might help that can BE SEEN BY BOTH

17:42 SIDES. SO, [ __ ] IT. [ __ ] Trump. [ __ ] ICE. We are not mad enough. And now I got to give a shout out to Democratic Congress member Casar. You've seen him many times here on the Midas Dodge Network. And here he talks about what needs to be the Democrats non-negotiables when it comes to providing any additional funding for the DHS appropriations minibus package. Here, play this clip.

18:08 What I think we've all seen is that folks watching at homes voices have been heard. Until just recently, it seemed like that ICE funding bill was going to make it through the Senate. But thankfully, Senate Democrats are saying, "No, we're cannot leave ICE and Trump's mass deportation machine in place." And so now we need to ask our senators before they send the bill back to the House, in my view, for at least five non-negotiables. First, pull ICE and CBP out of Minneapolis. No more of this in Minneapolis or other American cities.

18:43 Two, the masks need to come off. Three, no more arresting and deporting US citizens. four, a full and thorough investigation of the killing of Miss Good and Mr. Prey. And number five, we've got to end these indiscriminate arrest quotas and warrantless arrests and searches. This is the kind of things that all Americans should be able to agree on and all senators should insist on in this bill. So, the status right now is Senate is in session, Maggamite goes on vacation, shuts down the House. So, we'll see what the Senate does this week. pay attention there. But if the Senate makes any alterations to the minibus, as it's called, the appropriations package that was passed in the House, it has to go back to the House. The House is shut down right now.

19:29 So, it seems like you're heading towards a shutdown. Now, even if the Senate tries to, you know, extract or remove from its bill the Department of Homeland Security funding to try to get all the other funding through, it still has to go back to the House. and MAGA Mike has shut it down. I mean, just how pathetic is do your job. Just show up to the house and now the American people are going to have to deal with another shutdown. This whole MAGAR Republican apparatus is just so utterly pathetic. Do you see why Donald Trump's businesses have gone bankrupt so frequently? I think you see it right here. Anyway, thanks for watching. Please hit subscribe. You may think you're subscribed to this YouTube channel, but you may not actually be subscribed. Turn your notifications on. Just double check that you're subscribed. Thanks for watching and have a good one. Love this video. Support independent media and

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Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "MAGA Mike SHUTS DOWN House after Trump COVER UP FAILS"?

Maga Mike Johnson (Guest), Chuck Schumer (Guest), Michael Balgartner, Bill Cassidy, Tom Tillis (Guest), Christine Gnome (Guest), Maria Bartiromo, Casar.

What is "MAGA Mike SHUTS DOWN House after Trump COVER UP FAILS" about?

MAGA Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the House, has suspended proceedings in Washington, D.C., potentially leading to another government shutdown, while Democrats unite against additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol following a recent murder that has heightened tensions around immigration policies. Despite the urgent need for the House to be in session to address critical funding…

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9 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Mike Johnson, Alex Jeffrey Prey, Minus Touch Network, Chrissy Gnome, Chuck Schumer, Lisa Marowski. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "MAGA Mike SHUTS DOWN House after Trump COVER UP FAILS"?

The episode runs 20 min; the transcript is about 3,590 words in 37 timestamped sections.

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