Fox News co-host Brian Kilmeade appeared dumbfounded after falling for a joke by now-former U.S. Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), the once-powerful chair of the far-right House Freedom Caucus who lost his seat in the GOP primary last year after Donald Trump supported his Republican opponent.

In the lead up to this afternoon's vote for Speaker of the House, where Mike Johnson has a razor-thin majority and his re-election is controversial among some in the GOP, Good posted a tweet jokingly declaring, "I will NOT be voting for Mike Johnson for Speaker todat [sic]."

Good has no vote since the new House is being sworn in today and his time in office has ended.

But live, on air, in an interview with U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Kilmeade breathlessly announced, "Well, I got bad news. Congressman Bob Good just tweeted out, he will not be voting for Mike Johnson."

Congressman Jordan replied, "Well, remember Brian, Bob Good has left so I — maybe there's some other name, but I, Bob Good is..."

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Kilmeade, appearing to talk to his producer, replied, "Could we check that?"

"What are you saying he's? —" Kilmeade continued, looking down.

"Bob Good lost that close primary back in that Virginia seat," Jordan continued. "John Maguire is the new member there, John will be voting for, uh, Mike Johnson, for Speaker."

"Alright," Kilmeade replied. "Good point. He's not there anymore, so I shouldn't have brought that up. My bad. But he put that out. Evidently."

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Kilmeade was mocked for being unaware that a well-known Congressman lost in a close primary in June that went into a recount that was in the news for months, and not finalized until August.

"It’s the professionalism that I respect," snarked Meidas Touch podcaster Fred Wellman, a political consultant and military veterans activist.

"How this group of jokers expects us to take them seriously, I do not know," observed award-winning author Jennifer Erin Valent.

"This is utterly hilarious," noted political writer Mona Burns. "Evidently Fox 'News' hosts (& producers) are also unaware that Bob Good is no longer a sitting member of Congress .. Seriously cannot make this stuff up."

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The draft is three weeks away now. GM Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson have pieced together an off-season that is earning widespread praise across the league. The question is whether they can stick the landing with their 1st round pick in the draft. Current projections have the top three picks likely being a mix of Cam Ward, Travis Hunter, and Abdul Carter. After that, it gets tricky. People in Chicago want to know where running back Ashton Jeanty will end once the dust settles.

Widespread belief has been that the Las Vegas Raiders are the heavy favorites to take him at 6th overall, with New Orleans at #9 also being a possibility. It makes sense. Las Vegas’ best option right now is a 33-year-old Raheem Mostert. New Orleans knows Alvin Kamara turns 30 in July. Both teams need to think about the future at that position. Both have head coaches who like to run the ball. One thing is clear. A source told SM that those around the league believe one thing is certain.

“He likely won’t get passed Chicago if he falls that far.”

Ashton Jeanty is a strong probability for the Bears.

Whispers from Halas Hall indicate they love the Boise State star. It isn’t hard to see why. He nearly broke Barry Sanders’ single-season rushing record in 2024, nearly winning the Heisman in the process. The guy carried his team to the college football playoffs. He’s built like a brick house with power, speed, contact balance, and vision. There aren’t any truly glaring weaknesses in his game. He’s earned comparisons to the likes of LaDainian Tomlinson and Marshawn Lynch. The Bears haven’t had a back of that caliber since Matt Forte.

Try to imagine what this offense could look like with Ashton Jeanty, Rome Odunze, D.J. Moore, and Cole Kmet all as options for quarterback Caleb Williams. Throw all of it into Johnson’s offense, and you can understand why some people around the league aren’t wild about the idea. They are quietly hoping Jeanty goes somewhere else. One thing is certain. If he gets past the Raiders, the noise will get loud in a hurry. It would mark the first time in 20 years the Bears have taken a running back in the 1st round.