MSNBC anchor Katy Tur asked whether House Speaker Mike Johnson was putting God “over the Declaration of Independence” after he referenced Creator-given rights at a prayer event.
The only problem: the line Johnson invoked is lifted almost verbatim from the Declaration itself.
The moment spread quickly online after Tur posed the question to her panel on Monday’s broadcast.
God talk is SO foreign to MS NOW. Katy Tur: What about this passage from Mike Johnson declaring that our rights do not derive from government? They come from you, our creator and heavenly father. Is this him putting God over the Declaration of Independence?
McKay Coppins: I… pic.twitter.com/sfpykN5bYc
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) May 18, 2026
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