House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) expressed confidence in his party's position with one week remaining before the 2026 midterm elections, according to The Hill's report, even as polling shows Republicans in a tough spot. The Hill reported that Johnson made the case in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday, saying he believes polls showing big leads for Democrats are underestimating Republicans. The Hill's headline captured his position in the words "The polls are wrong."
The Hill's report, written by Ford McCracken, was published on Tuesday. According to the outlet's summary, Johnson said he believes the surveys understate Republican support. The summary describes the polls only as showing large Democratic leads and does not name the pollsters, the margins, or the races covered.
The summary of the report is incomplete. It breaks off in the middle of a sentence in which Johnson begins to address the polling, so the full wording of his assessment is not available from this account. The Hill's summary also does not say whether Johnson offered evidence for his view that the polls are off.
Based on The Hill's account, the central point of tension is between Johnson's stated confidence and the polling he disputes. The account does not include a response from Democrats or from independent pollsters, and it does not describe any other reporting on Johnson's remarks.