On his first full day on the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson weighed in on the Maine mass shooting that left at least 18 dead, noting, 'We have a lot of problems and we're really, really hopeful and prayerful.'
On his first day on the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson offered prayers for those affected by the mass shooting in Maine that left at least 18 dead."This is a dark time in America," he said. "We have a lot of problems and we're really, really hopeful and prayerful. Prayer is appropriate in a time like this, that the evil can end and this senseless violence can stop.
Johnson, a staunchly conservative evangelical Christian, declined to take any questions, including about the possibility of any gun violence legislation from Congress. According to ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott, Johnson has opposed several gun measures. He voted against raising the age to buy a semiautomatic weapon from 18 to 21 years old and also voted against the most recent bipartisan gun safety bill passed after the Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings.
The family of mass shooting suspect is cooperating with authorities, law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation told ABC News.
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