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5 min readMAGA Mike Shuts Down House Floor and Cancels Votes
The House floor went dark at 2:03 a.m. Friday morning when Speaker Mike Johnson adjourned proceedings until Monday afternoon, canceling all remaining votes. The adjournment came via a unanimous consent motion at 2:10 a.m., with the next meeting scheduled for April 20, 2026 at noon. While hearings in both chambers continued, no further votes would take place on the House floor for days.
The War Powers Vote That Never Happened
The timing was not incidental. The hosts argued that Johnson shut down the floor specifically to prevent votes on war powers resolutions aimed at reining in Donald Trump's escalating confrontation with Iran. Trump had just claimed—falsely, according to the episode—that Iran agreed to give up its enriched uranium and that the Strait of Hormuz was open for free navigation. "Ships ain't leaving the Strait of Hormuz," the host said. "There's no free access through it. Iran controls it with an iron fist."
The host described a coordinated pattern: MAGA Mike blocks congressional action, Trump lies to the press corps, and outlets like CBS, NBC, Reuters, NewsNation, and Axios report his claims without pushback. "Do you see the coordinated plan right here?" the host asked.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:15) **MAGA Mike Adjourns the House Floor** - The host details how Speaker Mike Johnson shut down the House floor at 2:03 AM Friday, canceling votes until Monday at noon.
- 2 (03:36) **Trump's Iran Fantasy vs. Reality** - The host analyzes Donald Trump's false claims about a deal with Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear materials.
- 3 (04:54) **U.S. Extends Sanctions Relief for Russia** - The host reveals a footnote in a Treasury announcement that the U.S. is extending the revocation of sanctions against Russia.
- 4 (05:55) **Bessent's Tone-Deaf Economic Spin** - The host plays a clip of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissing poor consumer sentiment surveys.
- 5 (06:47) **Lutnick's "Sucking Sound" Rant** - The host plays a clip of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick complaining about people "sucking off" the U.S. government.
- 6 (08:50) **MAGA Rep. Defends Threatening Iran** - The host plays a clip of MAGA Republican Rep. Stutzman defending Trump's threats to "eliminate an entire civilization."
- 7 (10:00) **Jim Jordan's "They're Crazy" Strategy** - The host plays a clip of Jim Jordan saying the election will come down to the idea that "they're crazy, we're not."
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on MAGA Mike Johnson canceling the House votes on Friday and shutting down the House Floor as Republicans face a massive crisis caused by Trump’s catastrophic leadership.
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