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Dean Confronts Johnson Over Claims Trump Is 'Unhinged' as Viral Clip Highlights Speaker’s Evasive Reply

The brief hallway exchange has become a test of Republican willingness to publicly rebuke the president.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) makes an appearance on CNN's "The Source with Kaitlan Collins" in the Cannon House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. If lawmakers fail to reach a bipartisan compromise then the federal government will shutdown at midnight. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
US House Speaker Mike Johnson at a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • Video aired by MSNBC shows Rep. Madeleine Dean telling Speaker Mike Johnson, “The president is unhinged. He is unwell,” with Johnson replying, “A lot of folks on your side are too,” and saying he did not see the speech in question.
  • As of Thursday, the clip had millions of views online and followed a tense day on Capitol Hill as a government shutdown took effect.
  • Dean pressed Johnson to denounce an AI-altered video Trump posted depicting Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero, calling it racist; Johnson called the post “not my style,” questioned whether it was racist, and said he was “working on it.”
  • Dean cited Trump’s Quantico address to senior military leaders, where he suggested using U.S. cities as military “training grounds” and spoke of an “enemy within,” warning the remarks could damage U.S. credibility.
  • Veterans and senior Democrats condemned the Quantico event, with Sen. Jack Reed calling it a dangerous dereliction and retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey labeling it one of the most unsettling presentations he has seen, and no formal congressional action has followed.