Thursday on FNC’s “Hannity,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he did not hear former President Donald Trump take a shot at the city of Milwaukee during a Capitol Hill appearance earlier in the day.
The claim that Trump took a shot at Milwaukee came from Punchbowl News reporter Jake Sherman.
Johnson said he never heard it and said he was sitting next to the former president.
TRUMP TO HOUSE REPUBLICANS:
“Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city.”
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) June 13, 2024
“I didn’t hear it and I was sitting right next to him,” Johnson said. “I introduced him this morning at breakfast where he started the day. He spoke for an hour without notes, Sean. He can stand up there and hold court as long he wants. As you know, President Trump is on his A-game. And I’m telling you, in the room this morning, there was…