Although newly installed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has made no secret about his connection to the religious right , he insisted on Fox News that he isnt trying to make Christianity the official religion of the U.S.

In an interview that aired Tuesday with Donald Trump s former press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany , Johnson said he wasnt surprised that people are digging up information about his past.

Since Johnson became speaker, news outlets including HuffPost have delved into his work for a creationist group trying to get tax incentives for a Noahs Ark amusement park and for officials attempting to avoid issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. HuffPost also reported that his wife runs a counseling business that just days ago linked to documents comparing homosexuality to bestiality on its website.

McEnany asked Johnson for his thoughts on being characterized as a religious fundamentalist by former White House press secretary Jen Psaki and other critics.

Look, there are entire industries that are built to take down public leaders, political leaders like me. Im not surprised by that, Johnson said.

He added: Im not trying to establish Christianity as the national religion or something, thats not what this is about at all. If you truly believe in the Bibles commands and you seek to follow those, it is impossible to be a hateful person.

Johnson might have intended for his comments to ease voters minds, but people on social media did not seem reassured.