‘Must Be Nice’: House Dem Mike Johnson Delayed Swearing In for 7 Weeks Reacts to Quick Ceremony for New GOP Member

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Dec 4th, 2025, 1:26 pm

Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), who waited seven weeks to be sworn in to Congress, took aim at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his quick ceremony for a new Republican congressman from Tennessee.

Johnson swore in Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-TN) Thursday after the Trump-backed candidate won a special election by nine points against progressive state lawmaker Aftyn Behn (D).

Grijalva, who famously waited nearly 50 days for her own swearing-in, posted a C-SPAN video of Johnson and Van Epps to X, writing, “Less than 48 hours after winning… must be nice.”

Grijalva won a special election to fill her late father’s seat on S

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