Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat, has represented his area of Georgia in the House of Representatives for more than 15 years.
Over the course of those years, Johnson has made some questionable statements from claiming Guam will “capsize” due to too many people to comparing Jewish Israeli settlers to “termites.”
Here are some of Johnson’s wildest statements since he took office in 2007.
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Guam will ‘capsize’
Probably Johnson’s most famous statement was sharing his worry that the U.S. territory of Guam could “capsize” if too many people were on the island.
Johnson made his widely-ridiculed claim during a 2010 House Armed Services Committee hearing on a planned military buildup in the territory that featured now-retired Admiral Robert Willard, who at the time commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
“My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize,” Johnson said, his face straight as he gestured the island tipping over.
“We don’t anticipate that,” Willard responded after a short pause. “The Guam population, I think, is currently 175,000.”
“And again, with 8,000 Marines and their families, that’s an addition of about 25,000 more into the population,” the admiral continued.
Johnson would later claim he was joking when he made the statement.
Comparing protesting parents to January 6 rioters
Education is becoming an increasingly hot-button issue for voters, especially parents, as critical race theory and gender ideology are uncovered in schools across America.
Critical race theory (CRT), as well as gender ideology in schools — which has seen pornographic material in school libraries, including at the Pentagon — have galvanized parents who do not want to see their child’s educational potential whittled down to the color of their skin or pornographic books accessible in class.
Johnson claimed during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in…
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