Ron Johnson

Johnson Says Brain Tumor Caused McCain’s ‘No’ Vote

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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said that he thinks that Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) brain tumor and the early morning hours may have affected the Arizona Republican’s no vote on the Senate bill to repeal Obamacare, CNN reports.

Said Johnson: “I’m not gonna speak for John McCain — he has a brain tumor right now — that vote occurred at 1:30 in the morning, some of that might have factored in.”

He quickly added: “Again, I-I-I don’t know exactly what — we really thought — and again I don’t want speak for any senator. I really thought he was going to vote yes to send that to conference at 10:30 at night. By about 1, 1:30, he voted no. So you have talk to John in terms what was on his mind.”

GOP Senator Says Clinton Could Be Impeached

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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told the Beloit Daily News that he believed Hillary Clinton could be impeached if she becomes president.

In referring to a statute on concealing official records, Johnson said: “She purposefully circumvented it. This was willful concealment and destruction. I would say yes, high crime or misdemeanor. I believe she is in violation of both laws.”

Trump Needs Time to Understand ‘Complex Policy’

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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told the Wisconsin State Journal that Donald Trump needs time to adjust to the world of politics.

Said Johnson: “You’ve got a new nominee who in many respects is fleshing out his ideas in many of these pretty complex policy areas. I’m sympathetic with that as a business person. We need to give them the time and space and continue to have those conversations.”

Quote of the Day

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“It’s unbelievable to me that liberals, that President Obama, of course he sends his children to private school, as did Al Gore, and Bill Clinton and every other celebrated liberal. They just don’t want to let those idiot inner city kids that they purport to be so supportive of… they don’t want to give them the same opportunity their own kids have. It’s disgraceful.”

— Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), quoted by the Washington Post.

Feingold Looks Likely to Run Again for Senate

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“To most Democratic and Republican leaders in Wisconsin, it’s no longer a question of if Russ Feingold runs for Senate—it’s a question of when he’ll formally enter the race,” National Journal reports.

“If Feingold’s departure is imminent, that comes as no surprise in Wisconsin, where political insiders have believed for months that Feingold would return to take on GOP Sen. Ron Johnson next year in a repeat of their 2010 matchup.”