Johnson on first week as Speaker: ‘This is like an F5 hurricane

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Johnson on first week as Speaker: ‘This is like an F5 hurricane’

Sarah Fortinsky

Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) compared his first full week as the top-ranking member of the House to an intense hurricane, in remarks to reporters Thursday.

“Well, I’m from Louisiana,” Johnson said at his first official press conference as Speaker, when asked how his first week has been. “So I describe everything in either football or hurricane metaphors.”

“Let me say, this is like an F5 hurricane,” he continued. “It’s been a whirlwind, but in a great way.”

An F5 storm refers to the highest category a tornado can reach on the Fujita Damage Intensity Scale, also called an “incredible tornado,” which ranges from 261 to 318 mph, according to the National Weather Service

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I know Shreveport is just East Texas, but at least he should know the difference between hurricanes and tornadoes.