The insurgent anti-American Marxist left’s policy agenda: ❌ Ban fossil fuels ❌ Abolish the border ❌ Abolish prisons ❌…

Speaker Mike Johnson on X (R) Speaker of the House; official account2026-10-27

The insurgent anti-American Marxist left’s policy agenda: ❌ Ban fossil fuels ❌ Abolish the border ❌ Abolish prisons ❌ Defund the police ❌ Defund the Department of War ❌ Men in women's sports ❌ Pack the Supreme Court The list goes on and on, and the American people will have to pay for it through higher prices and more taxes! We HAVE TO keep common sense in charge.

Posted on X 2026-10-27 by @SpeakerJohnson · View on X →

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The Democrats' goal was to ban fossil fuels. Remember, Biden said that and they worked towards that. And they brought us to $5 gasoline in the last administration intentionally, not because of the unintended consequences of a war overseas, but because they shut down production and exploration and all the rest, exports. But look, yes, the polls are wrong. Let me tell you why. Look, in the last 10 days, you had two polling organizations nationwide that have been exposed for completely fraudulent numbers, Wedgwood and SoCal Strategies. The fraudulent numbers, Wedgwood and SoCal strategies, then you have the more traditional polling organizations having to acknowledge quietly that their numbers are off. CNN ran a story about a week ago, and they said that at 14 out of the last 16 elections, the October generic ballot underestimated Republicans by an average of four points. Laura, I think it's even further off this time, because more and more Republicans are unwilling to participate in these surveys. They don't want to give their information to someone on the phone. They don't play along. They're calling it the partisan non -response bias. That's the technical term for Republicans don't trust you anymore, okay? But they are not signing up for Marxism. And that's what we have right now. This is not our father's Democrat party. This group is taking a far turn to the left. You see it by their all -star candidates. They're promoting around the country. And they publish their platform, of course, the DSA, which you've covered exhaustively, and I'm grateful for that. They want to abolish the border, abolish prisons, defund the police, defund the Department of War. to abolish the border, abolish prisons, defund the police, defund the... They want men back in women's sports. They want to pack the Supreme Court. I mean, it just goes on and on and on. If the American people signed up for big government socialism, their prices and their taxes would go up dramatically. You have to keep common sense in charge, and that's what we're representing.

What the model flagged

Analyzed 2026-10-27 00:30 UTC.

Findings may include language that is quoted rather than the speaker's own, and the model over-reads ceremonial language (tributes, anniversaries) as persuasion. Check each finding against the original.

Name Calling 90%

Labels political opponents with derogatory terms rather than engaging their arguments.

“insurgent anti-American Marxist left”

Loaded Language 70%

Uses emotionally charged, hostile wording to provoke a reaction.

“insurgent anti-American”

Exaggeration/Hyperbole 65%

Presents a caricatured, extreme list of positions as the opponents' agenda and says it 'goes on and on'.

“Abolish the border”
“Defund the Department of War”
“The list goes on and on”

Appeal to Fear 60%

Warns of costly consequences for ordinary people to provoke anxiety about the opponents' agenda.

“the American people will have to pay for it through higher prices and more taxes”

Black-and-White Fallacy 50%

Implies a binary choice between 'common sense' and the preceding extreme agenda, with the demand framed as compulsory.

“We HAVE TO keep common sense in charge”

Glittering Generalities 60%

Uses the vague, positive phrase 'common sense' as a noble-sounding virtue without specifics.

“common sense”
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What were U.S. average retail gasoline prices during the Biden administration, and what factors — domestic production/exploration policy changes versus external events such as the Russia-Ukraine war — do energy analysts attribute to those price movements?

  • EIA data show the average U.S. retail gasoline price during Biden's presidency (through late 2023) was $3.54 per gallon, compared with $2.46 per gallon during Trump's four-year term (figures not adjusted for inflation), with a record high of $5.01 per gallon reached in June 2022. December 15, 2023 “the average gasoline price during Trump's four-year term was $2.46 per gallon. During Biden's presidency so far, the average has been $3.54.” — api.politifact.com ↗
  • EIA attributed the 2022 price surge primarily to Russia's invasion of Ukraine driving up crude oil prices, with Brent crude surpassing $100/barrel on Feb. 28 and reaching $134/barrel on March 8, 2022, during an already tight global market. January 5, 2023 “Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine came during a period of eight consecutive quarters...of global petroleum and other liquid inventory decreases, affecting an already tight crude oil market.” — eia.gov ↗
  • The Republican-majority Joint Economic Committee estimated that Russia's invasion of Ukraine explained only 30% of the gasoline price increase from January 2021 through June 2022, attributing the remaining 70% to pre-existing supply suppression and surging demand, and citing U.S. oil production remaining 9% below pre-pandemic levels. July 26, 2022 “We estimate that the Russian invasion of Ukraine explains 30 percent of the increase in gasoline prices from January 2021 through June 2022. The remaining 70 percent of the increase is due to pre-existing price trends arising from suppressed supply of oil production and surging demand.” — jec.senate.gov ↗

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The insurgent anti-American Marxist left’s policy agenda: ❌ Ban fossil fuels ❌ Abolish the border ❌ Abolish prisons ❌ Defund the police ❌ Defund the Department of War ❌ Men in women's sports ❌ Pack the Supreme Court The list goes on and on, and the American people will have to pay for it through higher prices and more taxes! We HAVE TO keep common sense in charge.

Name Calling Labels political opponents with derogatory terms rather than engaging their arguments. Flagged: “insurgent anti-American Marxist left”.

Loaded Language Uses emotionally charged, hostile wording to provoke a reaction. Flagged: “insurgent anti-American”.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole Presents a caricatured, extreme list of positions as the opponents' agenda and says it 'goes on and on'. Flagged: “Abolish the border”.

Appeal to Fear Warns of costly consequences for ordinary people to provoke anxiety about the opponents' agenda. Flagged: “the American people will have to pay for it through higher prices and more taxes”.

Black-and-White Fallacy Implies a binary choice between 'common sense' and the preceding extreme agenda, with the demand framed as compulsory.

Glittering Generalities Uses the vague, positive phrase 'common sense' as a noble-sounding virtue without specifics.

The Democrats' goal was to ban fossil fuels. Remember, Biden said that and they worked towards that. And they brought us to $5 gasoline in the last administration intentionally, not because of the unintended consequences of a war overseas, but because they shut down production and exploration and all the rest, exports. But look, yes, the polls are wrong. Let me tell you why. Look, in the last 10 days, you had two polling organizations nationwide that have been exposed for completely fraudulent numbers, Wedgwood and SoCal Strategies. The fraudulent numbers, Wedgwood and SoCal strategies, then you have the more traditional polling organizations having to acknowledge quietly that their numbers are off. CNN ran a story about a week ago, and they said that at 14 out of the last 16 elections, the October generic ballot underestimated Republicans by an average of four points. Laura, I think it's even further off this time, because more and more Republicans are unwilling to participate in these surveys. They don't want to give their information to someone on the phone. They don't play along. They're calling it the partisan non -response bias. That's the technical term for Republicans don't trust you anymore, okay? But they are not signing up for Marxism. And that's what we have right now. This is not our father's Democrat party. This group is taking a far turn to the left. You see it by their all -star candidates. They're promoting around the country. And they publish their platform, of course, the DSA, which you've covered exhaustively, and I'm grateful for that. They want to abolish the border, abolish prisons, defund the police, defund the Department of War. to abolish the border, abolish prisons, defund the police, defund the... They want men back in women's sports. They want to pack the Supreme Court. I mean, it just goes on and on and on. If the American people signed up for big government socialism, their prices and their taxes would go up dramatically. You have to keep common sense in charge, and that's what we're representing.

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