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🇺🇸 SPEAKER JOHNSON: “MOST YOUNG MEN NOT WORKING ARE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES”
"We said, 'don't sit on your couch and play video games', by the way, also not a talking point.
There was an AEI study, I think one of the organizations that polled this, and most of these young men who… https://t.co/ezveqbhT9q pic.twitter.com/HVlcr5yDJG
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 6, 2025
In this sharp exchange caught on camera, Speaker Mike Johnson calls out America’s work ethic problem among young men, saying bluntly that “most young men not working are sitting around literally playing video games.” Citing a study from the American Enterprise Institute, Johnson urges them to “get back to work” instead of wasting time on the couch. The clip quickly went viral — with some praising his honesty and others debating whether gaming culture has gone too far in replacing real ambition.