“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Kentucky behind, Alabama behind, Mississippi behind, Georgia behind, South Carolina behind.”

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On the recordMarch 5, 2025
Viral videos showing constituents upset with Republicans during their town halls were of paid protesters or of Democrats who went to the events early and filled up the seats.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana
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truthout.org

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Johnson suggests that angry constituents are actually paid protesters.

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