House Speaker Mike Johnson squirmed awkwardly as he struggled to push back on President Trump’s demand that Republicans “go nuclear” in the government shutdown fight.

The visibly uneasy speaker was pressed at his daily press conference Monday about Trump’s all-caps Truth Social post urging an end to the filibuster.

“I talked to the president multiple times over the weekend I mentioned, and of course the filibuster came up. This is a Senate matter. It has nothing to do with the House,” Johnson insisted awkwardly. “Everyone wants to know what my opinion is. My opinion is irrelevant.”

Johnson then went on to pin his opinion on Senate Republicans and explained why some Senate conservatives have opposed ending the filibuster, calling it an important safeguard.

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