A clip of Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson doing an impression of a 104-year-old Black man has taken off online with more than 340,000 views.

Mike Johnson appeared with his wife Kelly Johnson on The Katie Miller Podcast and told a story about them visiting the longest-married couple in Louisiana when he was a state representative.

They went to visit the couple—Mr. and Mrs. Player, who had been married for 82 years, Mike Johnson said—to give them a certificate from the governor and balloons on Valentine's Day.

Mike Johnson said when he asked what the secret to a happy marriage was, Mr. Player told him: "Two things: Let her think she’s the boss…And buy her a new car, every three years."

The speaker imitated Mr. Player’s voice and accent when he delivered his lines.

While so

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