Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) described the United States as the “Great Satan” during a recent podcast appearance with radio host Dean Obeidallah on the “Dean Obeidallah Show.”
“Yeah, we are the world’s No. 1 bully, and we’re using our immense, unrivaled power to rule over those who have less power. And we’re doing it with impunity,” said Johnson. “And this sends a shocking message to the world that America is indeed the- what did they used to call? The great hand of Satan, or something like that?”
“I mean, America under the Trump regime is demonstrating that that moniker was entirely accurate. ‘The Great Satan,’ that’s what we have become in this country when we can start killing people with impunity,” he continued, adding, “It’s really shocking to the conscience, and it’s an affront to our basic humanity. No longer can Americans say that we are exceptional, not when you’re going around killing folks like that.”
The description of the United States as the “Great Satan” echoes claims made by Iran during the 1979 revolution.
Prior to his death, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah also referred to America as the “Great Satan.”
“We must realize today that America is completely responsible for the current war in Gaza,” he said in 2023, discussing the conflict in the Middle East following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. “America is what is preventing the condemnation of Israel and the security council. America is the one preventing a ceasefire here in Gaza. America is the one who is preventing the aggression from stopping in Gaza. And America, once again, as [Former Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah] Khomeini said, America is proving itself once again as the Great Satan.”
